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Friday, May 13th, 2016
Officer's injury inspires man to make door rams
By William Kincaid
CELINA - In 2013, Tom Wale, now Celina's police chief, kicked down the door of a residence to halt the ongoing assault of a woman.
"We couldn't get anybody to answer the door," Wale said.
In the process, Wale broke his leg from the knee down, the impact splitting the bone lengthwise. The emergency room doctor that night said he didn't know if Wale would be able to return to duty. [More]
Stadium talks stall
School board has concerns about firm that did study
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - School board members were thrown for a loss at Thursday's special meeting when questions arose about the company that filed a feasibility study about improving or replacing the football stadium.
School board member Bob Valentine moved to halt further stadium discussions and adjourn the meeting after announcing he had discovered that Clover Development Strategies, which compiled the feasibility study, had ceased to exist in Florida in 2014. [More]
Obituaries on May 13th, 2016
Robert Adams
Robert Dean Adams, age 85, of rural Spencerville, passed away Wednesday evening, May 11, 2016 at his residence. [More]
Rose Smith
Rose Ann Smith, 82, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on May 3, 2016, at Westhaven Co [More]
Benjamin Luedeke
Benjamin L. Luedeke age 74 of Mendon, formerly of New Bremen and Ft. Loramie, died at his residence on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 7:10 A.M. [More]
Thomas Tangeman
Thomas L. Tangeman, 76, of 1037 Ridge Street, Wapakoneta, Ohio, and formerly of [More]
Local pictures on May 13th, 2016
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Lead poisoning cases reported
Auglaize health department says four children ingested lead
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members on Thursday heard about a recent rash of children ingesting lead.
Nursing director Brenda Eiting shared information about managing lead cases, stating she had learned of four cases of lead ingestion by children in the past two months.
Coldwater man gets 25 years to life in prison in child rape case
CELINA - A Coldwater man on Thursday was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after having been convicted of 10 charges involving sex crimes with children.
Minster standoff case moved to higher court
James Hoskins arrested May 6 after incident at home
MINSTER - The case involving a man in a four-hour standoff May 3 has been moved from Auglaize County Municipal Court to common pleas court.
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Soil and water officials helped at site of crash where manure spilled
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District technicians on April 25 were called to the scene of a traffic accident at the intersection of U.S. 33 and U.S. 127 where 6,000 gallons of dairy manure spilled.
Board moves on fairground building plan
CELINA – A plan to build a new FFA building at the Mercer County fairgrounds is advancing after a special meeting.
The Mercer County Agricultural
Auglaize officials still pondering land bank
WAPAKONETA - County officials are still considering whether to create a county land bank, as only a few properties would qualify.
County commissioners met Thursday morning with treasurer April Bowersock about the proposed option to repurpose vacant land.
Cavs continue power surge in tourney opener
Coldwater builds 11-0 lead on Delphos Jefferson before rain halts game in fifth
COLDWATER - Coldwater had had a power surge at the plate in Tuesday's MAC-deciding game with St. Henry at Veterans Field.
The trend continued in the Cavaliers' Division III tournament opener against Delphos Jefferson.
Cardinals rally to take down Bearcats
NEW BREMEN - After Spencerville's Kara May hit a two-run home run in the top of the third to put the Bearcats up 4-1, New Bremen softball coach Crai
Flyers beat Ada to move on
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Ninth-seeded Marion Local eliminated second-seeded Ada with a 9-6 win on the road Thursday.
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Marion Mescher to play basketball at ONU
As a talented three-sport athlete, Emily Mescher had a lot of options of what to play on the college level.
The Marion Local senior chose basketball and will attend Ohio Northern University to play for a Polar Bear program that is one of the best in NCAA Division III hoops.
Parkway boys captured MAC track crown in 1986
Curtain Call
As the Midwest Athletic Conference track and field championships rev in to full throttle this week, former Parkway Panther standout Travis Bates takes a stroll down memory lane to an era when there was little doubt who would prevail on top of the two-day event in the mid-1980s.
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