Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018
By Ed Gebert
MINSTER - With athletic success comes greater financial cost, school board members learned on Monday.
Athletic director Josh Clune informed members that funds in the self-supporting athletic program are very low. The department's major revenue source is ticket sales. However, the cost to support teams as they continue into postseason tournaments and playoffs is weighing heavily on the budget. [More]
By Tom Stankard
ST. HENRY - Council members are counting down the days until the village's new pool opens to the public.
An open house is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. Friday. Village administrator Ron Gelhaus said construction should be complete in time for a ribbon cutting and second open house on Monday, with the ceremony set to begin at 11 a.m. at 211 Parkview Drive. [More]
Obituaries on May 22nd, 2018
Jeanette D. Buns, age 78, passed away at Hospice of Dayton on May 19, 2018 after a two-year fight with pancreatic cancer. [More]
Patricia Jean Hays, 67, of Lady Lake, Florida, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 of natural causes. [More]
Duane A. Smoyer, loving son, husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend of Bow [More]
Shirley Knight Gunyou passed away May 18, 2018 in Minnetonka, MN, just shy of h [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 22nd, 2018
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Middle school students on Monday were advised on how to be successful during the first day of Get REAL week.
REAL stands for
New board member seated
CELINA - School board members must start finding ways to save money, district treasurer Tom Sommer warned at Monday's meeting.
While presenting hi
CELINA - Cheryl Ann Board of Developmental Disabilities members are considering placing a five-year renewal levy on the November general election ballot.
WAPAKONETA - A former Auglaize County Sheriff's deputy is serving a 10-day sentence in the Auglaize County jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge as part of a plea deal, according to the Auglaize County Municipal Court website.
Funds used for decades to improve sanitary and storm sewer systems
FORT RECOVERY - Voters likely will see a 2.5-mill, five-year stormwater control renewal levy on the November ballot after council members at Monday's meeting approved the emergency measure.
CELINA - Two Mercer County Sheriff's deputies recently flew to Texas to pick up a former Celina resident who had been arrested for violating his parole.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members on Monday verified the May 8 primary election's official canvass with no change to the preliminary results.
Mercer County still has the state's lowest unemployment rate, and in April that rate fell lower still.
April's rate fell to 2.3 percent, down from 2.4 percent in March, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
ST. MARYS - City council's finance committee on Monday agreed to recommend 19 supplemental appropriation requests totaling more than $2.5 million.
The appropriation requests included,
• $1.128 million for electric service improvements.
ST. MARYS - Team Flight has moved up a flight on the steps of the basketball stairway.
On Monday, St. Marys post-player Makenna Mele joined Team Flight AAU teammates Sydney Cisco (St. Marys) and Kori Barrett (Kenton) as members of the 2019 Capital University women's basketball recruiting class.
Parkway to face Newton in regional semifinals
The preparation time for the Parkway softball team for its regional semifinal has been cut short.
The weather hasn't been an issue for the Panther