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Tuesday, December 15th, 2015
Latest bid to regulate drones stalls
Celina
By William Kincaid
CELINA - To no avail, city council members on Monday night tried to hammer out a policy to regulate unmanned aerial vehicles or drones within Celina.
After more than an hour of bitter sparring and heated rhetoric, councilman Jeff Larmore sought to advance a proposed ordinance out of committee and onto the regular agenda. However, some of his colleagues were still unsettled on topics including the allowable weight limit of drones and the criteria for granting permits. [More]
Mill funds stay in St. Marys budget
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - Despite opposition, $650,000 set aside to renovate the East High Street grist mill will remain in the 2016 budget.
Council member Greg Freewalt at Monday night's regular meeting proposed removing the line item from the budget until renovation plans are finalized. [More]
Obituaries on December 15th, 2015
Portia Phillips
Portia Elaine Phillips, 79, of rural Kenton, OH died 5:50 p.m. Sunday December 13, 2015 at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Eugene Crouch
Eugene Crouch age 76 of Celina Ohio passed away at 4:00 P.M. on Dec. 13, 2015 at his residence with his family. [More]
Larry Hellwarth
Larry Hellwarth, 65, Celina, died on Dec. 14, 2015, at his residence.
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Village seeks quotes for new facilities
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Village council on Monday took steps to solicit bids for two building projects together estimated at $2.3 million.
Council members hea
Coldwater to apply for $300,000 for possible park land
COLDWATER - Village officials are seeking a $300,000 state grant to help buy 30 acres of land to develop a park.
Council members Monday night approved a resolution authorizing village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas to apply to Ohio Public Works Commissions' Clean Ohio Fund.
Celina school board members bid farewell
CELINA - Three outgoing school board members with a combined 36 years of service were bid a fond farewell by colleagues.
On Monday, Celina City Sch
Committee to review residential surveys on proposed Marion school construction project
MARIA STEIN - The facilities committee will evaluate more than 270 resident surveys that were returned before making recommendations on a construction project, Marion Local Schools Superintendent Mike Pohlman said Monday night.
St. Henry council moves on raises for village employees
ST. HENRY - Village council members Monday night heard second reading of an ordinance giving village officials and employees pay raises for 2016.
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Celina council OKs refinancing for lake walkway
CELINA - City officials will pay off $200,000 of debt on the West Bank walkway project and refinance the remaining $500,000 with First Financial Bank of Celina at an interest rate of 1.65 percent.
St. Henry school board lauds girls' volleyball, cross country teams
ST. HENRY - Board of education members honored two girls sports teams at Monday night's meeting.
High school principal Eric Rosenbeck presented St. Henry's monthly pin award to the girls' state cross country team and the girls' state volleyball team.
Roughriders fall late to Jackets
Hudson's three-point play in final seconds lifts Sidney to sixth win
ST. MARYS - After containing the Sidney tandem of Sylvia Hudson and Celena Taborn in the first half, St. Marys had trouble slowing down the pair in the second half.
Bengals, Browns & Bowls (oh brother)
Razz-Eye View
What looked to be a dream season for the Cincinnati Bengals now has Bengals fans wondering what else could happen.
It appears that Andy Dalton is o
Latest disaster declaration buys local farmers more time to assess damage
Mercer and Auglaize counties have been declared primary natural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, making local farmers eligible to apply for low-interest emergency loans to recoup crop production losses caused by extreme weather this year.
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