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Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
St. Marys to borrow $2M
Electric fund will be repaid
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - City officials are pursuing a $2 million loan to reimburse the city's electric fund and continue with distribution upgrades.
Council members on Monday passed under suspension of rules an emergency ordinance authorizing the reimbursement of expenses for electric meters and substation transformers. Safety service director Greg Foxhoven said about $333,000 would be earmarked for the electric fund while the remainder would pay for the distribution upgrades. [More]
Obituaries on November 29th, 2016
Charles Adams
Charles W. Adams of Greenville passed quietly the morning of November 16 in the Inpatient Hospice Unit at Wayne Hospital in Greenville. [More]
Mary McCollum
Mary McCollum, 81, St. Marys, died on Nov. 24, 2016, at her residence.
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Edwin Prenger
Edwin Prenger, 92, Coldwater, died on Nov. 28, 2016, at his home.
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Mary Swartzel
Mary Swartzel, 64, Coldwater, died on Nov. 29, 2016, at Celina Manor.
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E. Stanley Pierce
E. Stanley Pierce, 90, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 7:40 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2016, at Saint Rita's Medical Center. [More]
Anna Osterloh
Anna Marie Osterloh age 93 of Egypt, Ohio died on November 27, 2016 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
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Fort Wayne man pleads not guilty in robbery
CELINA - A Fort Wayne, Indiana, man pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges in connection to the September robbery of a Second National Bank branch.
Casey Atkins, 38, appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court facing a third-degree felony robbery charge and a fifth-degree felony theft charge.
St. Henry leaders ponder pay increases
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday heard first reading of an ordinance giving pay raises to all village employees in 2017.
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Council moves toward state tax change
Residents under age 18 may not have to pay income tax
COLDWATER - Residents younger than 18 earning taxable income soon may be exempt from filing and paying village income tax.
Council members at Monday's meeting gave first reading of an ordinance adopting Ohio Revised Code revisions affecting municipal income taxes.
Mercer sheriff's office certified
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has been certified as being in "full compliance" as an Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Agency.
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Cavaliers beat Flyers for OVISCO title
Celina holds St. Henry scoreless in fourth quarter to win consolation game
CELINA - Defense was the key in both games during Monday night's finale of the 31st OVISCO Classic girls basketball tournament at the Fieldhouse.
Coldwater played solid defense that stymied the Marion Local offense and allowed the Cavaliers to win the championship game 42-29.
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