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Thursday, April 12th, 2018
Sheriff continues probe
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office has identified the victims of a shooting off State Route 364 near Grand Lake as Dexter Lee Turner, 47, and Alim Amir Turner, 25.
The shooting took place in the early morning on Wednesday at a condom [More]
College Notes
By Colin Foster
Parkway's Jordan Bollenbacher is having a great senior season with the Tiffin University men's golf team.
Bollenbacher and the Dragons had a fifth-place finish at this week's Greyhound Invitational at Purgatory Golf Club in Noblesville, Indiana. Bollenbacher was third on the team with a three-day total of 218, finishing it off with a 72 in chilly conditions on Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on April 12th, 2018
Lester John Brandewie passed away on Sunday, April 1, 2018 at his residence in Celina; he was 89. [More]
Everly Jean Young, 3½ weeks, St. Marys, died at 10:57 a.m. April 10, 2018, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Valerie M. Gerlach, 58, formerly of Coldwater, died on April 10, 2018, in Clayt [More]
Local pictures on April 12th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 12th, 2018
ST. MARYS - Assistant middle school principal Jon Burke has been hired as St. Marys Memorial High School's new principal effective Aug. 1, replacing current high school principal Bill Ruane, who will become the district's superintendent.
Decision 2018
ST. MARYS - School district voters will decide on a new five-year, 1.5 percent earned-income tax levy to help stop deficit spending in the district's operating expenses.
Decision 2018
ST. MARYS - Two candidates vying for the Republican nomination for an Auglaize County commissioner seat squared off on Wednesday afternoon at a debate sponsored by the St. Marys Rotary Club.
Grace period axed, late fee increased
CHICKASAW - Village council members on Wednesday adopted legislation setting a stricter deadline to pay water bills and a steeper penalty for late payments.
ST. MARYS - AAP St. Marys employees evacuated the building at 1100 McKinley Road on Wednesday morning after a worker had seen writing in a bathroom that raised concerns.
WAPAKONETA - Fewer voting location managers will be used at Auglaize County polls handling more than one precinct during the May 8 election to streamline the election process.
CELINA - Celina City Schools board member Curt Shellabarger announced his resignation on Wednesday.
The two-year board member said he resigned for personal reasons, noting he's planning to move closer to his children and grandchildren.
CELINA - Lauren Jackson should fit in fine when she heads to Bowling Green this fall to start college.
The Celina runner will run cross country and track and field for the Falcons.
ST. HENRY - Becoming a collegiate golfer wasn't in the back of Allyson Hemmelgarn's mind when she picked up a club just before beginning her freshman year of high school.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Minster softball team had its four-game winning streak snapped as Covington defeated the Wildcats 9-6 in a recently scheduled game at Four Seasons Park.