Wednesday, January 27th, 2016
Celina
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The city began the year with a comfortable general fund carryover of $3.4 million, allowing for an earlier start to much-needed street repairs.
Mayor Jeff Hazel disclosed the carryover at Monday's regular council meeting during his annual state of the city address, which touched upon Celina's financial stability, community and economic development, capital projects and other noteworthy events in 2015. [More]
Obituaries on January 27th, 2016
Steven Darrel Bronson, 63, Celina, died at 5:59 p.m. Jan. 25, 2016, at The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Dr. Thomas A. Hudson, 89, formerly of St. Marys, died on Jan. 26, 2016, in Spar [More]
Dorothy G. "Dodie" Wright, 90, Celina, died on Jan. 26, 2016, at Celina Manor n [More]
Local pictures on January 27th, 2016
Subscriber stories on January 27th, 2016
Auglaize elections
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members on Tuesday reapproved 55 signatures on part-petitions supporting the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act.
CELINA - Cancer terms such as MicroRNA, LKB-1, biomarkers, replacement therapy, nano-material can baffle the public.
A free online class offered by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center aims to clear up some of that confusion.
CELINA - Investigators have extracted DNA from human bones found south of the city, but the man's identity has yet to be determined, Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said this morning.
Longtime city employee suffered fatal heart attack
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel at Monday night's council meeting honored the memory of a veteran public works employee who died of a heart attack on the job.
CELINA - A majority of Grand Lake's tributaries likely will have treatment trains within the next three years.
Milt Miller, Lake Restoration Commission director, told Lake Facilities Authority members on Tuesday that preliminary discussions for another treatment train had taken place.
Coldwater holds off Marion Local to move to 10-4 and 5-0 in MAC
COLDWATER - The rest of the season will be a grind for the Midwest Athletic Conference-leading Coldwater Cavaliers.
Every opponent is gunning to be in their position. All of them will come at Coldwater with everything they have.
NEW KNOXVILLE - A 14-0 Anna run to end the third quarter spelled doom for the New Knoxville Rangers Tuesday night at Ranger Gymnasium.
Trailing for most of the first half, Anna grabbed the momentum in the third quarter and rolled to a 50-42 victory in girls non-league action.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Darien Sheffer's jump shot allowed Fort Recovery to go to overtime against Greenville, but the Green Wave outscored the Indians 10-6 in the extra session for a 73-69 win in Tuesday night boys basketball action in Darke County.