Monday, May 9th, 2016
Camp Kazoo will debut June 13-17 at Eastview Park
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A trio of Celina High School sophomores is organizing a new summer camp for children to provide wholesome outdoor activities and lifelong memories.
Camp Kazoo will debut June 13-17 at Celina's Eastview Park and feature traditional activities such as water balloon fights, games of capture the flag, relay races, arts and crafts and more. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - A seven-run first inning was more than plenty for Parkway pitcher Carson Ford as the junior pitched a one-hit shutout in beating Temple Christian 10-5 in five innings in the opening game of the Division IV baseball sectional at Don Black Field in Rockford. [More]
Obituaries on May 9th, 2016
Dorothy M. Durkee-Bowers, 97, of St. Marys, OH died 7:54 a.m. Friday May 6, 2016 at Otterbein-St. Marys. [More]
Eugene L. "Shorty" Bruns, age 91, formerly of Burkettsville, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Celina Manor. [More]
Kenneth R. Clune, age 73, of Minster, died Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky. [More]
Billie Jean Slone, 70, St. Marys, died at 4:02 p.m. May 7, 2016, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Lynn Winhoven, 61, Celina, died on May 7, 2016, at her residence.
Arrangement [More]
Howard J. Monnin, age 87, formerly of Kettering, OH, died peacefully Friday mor [More]
Carmel A. Williams age 77 of New Bremen, died on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in the evening hours at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on May 9th, 2016
Subscriber stories on May 9th, 2016
CELINA - With the decline of insects such as honeybees and butterflies, the Lake Improvement Association heard Saturday from John Kaiser, Ohio Division of Wildlife assistant management supervisor, on the need for increased pollinator habitat.
MONTEZUMA - Drinking water in Grand Lake Estates on state Route 219 has been deemed safe to drink without precautions.
The neighborhood had been under an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency lead advisory since last year. Its water system will face continued testing this year.
CELINA -   Justin Keeling is known by his teammates and coaches as "Swag."
The Celina senior was all swagger on the pitcher's mound in Saturday's Division II tournament opener with Toledo Rogers.
ST. HENRY - Scoring 11 runs in its final two at-bats, St. Henry broke out of some early-inning doldrums and advanced in the Division IV baseball sectional with a 14-4 victory over Waynesfield-Goshen Saturday morning at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
ROSSBURG - Kerry Madsen might have been in a slump when the World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Car Series rolled into Eldora Speedway on Friday for the "Let's Race Two" weekend.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Kaden Sullivan's two-out single in the bottom of the seventh scored Ryan Gossard and gave Bath a 4-3 win over St. Marys in the Division IV sectional baseball semifinal in Bath Township on Saturday.