Tuesday, May 14th, 2019
Property owner has not responded to city's inquiries
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - Council members plan to proceed with an eminent domain claim on a downtown building that would serve as the new municipal office.
Council members on Monday gave first reading of an ordinance that would allow the city to hire appraisers and enter into negotiations concerning the Palm building at 101-103 W. Spring St. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
When she was a standout on the track for Parkway, Clista Hellwarth was known for her hurdling and jumping prowess, which got her recruited by the University of Saint Francis.
While at the Fort Wayne campus, Hellwarth discovered an event that she had been unable to perform in high school: the javelin. [More]
Obituaries on May 14th, 2019
Edythe Triplett Burden, 82, of Saint Marys, died 9:09 P.M. Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Vancrest of Saint Marys. [More]
Evelyn I. Stammen, 87, of Bluffton, Indiana, and a former Fort Recovery residen [More]
Local pictures on May 14th, 2019
Subscriber stories on May 14th, 2019
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - School board members accepted a $53,975 donation during Monday's meeting to establish a scholarship.
The donation was made by 1944 alumna Sister Mary Henry Bernard's trust to establish the Henry and Matilda Bernard Scholarship fund.
Marion Local
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools board members at Monday's meeting approved a resolution declaring a necessity to renew the current permanent improvement levy set at 1.8 mills for five years.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Residents of the northwest side of the village filled council chambers on Monday evening to learn more about the location of a planned electrical substation in the village.
Village to assess video providers
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday suspended the rules to pass an emergency ordinance establishing a video service provider fee.
Hometown Cable LLC officials informed village leaders that they have been granted video service authorization through the Ohio Department of Commerce.
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Council members gave first reading of an ordinance setting the ballot language for an electric service aggregation proposal.
The item
CELINA - In his one year at Celina, Kyler Bourne has made an impact in the pole vault.
The senior won the Western Buckeye League title in the event last week and signed on Monday to attend NAIA Huntington University in Indiana.
Commentary
Kawhi Leonard's high-arcing, last-second shot bounced off the rim four times - and in - to send the Toronto Raptors past the Philadelphia 76ers and cap an entertaining day of playoff basketball.
USCAA Small College World Series
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team got over its first-round blues Monday at the USCAA Small College World Series.
Covington native Scott Manson won the T-H Marine Fishing League Worldwide Bass Fishing League opener on Grand Lake St. Marys over the weekend.
Manson brought five bass to scale on Saturday, weighing 13 pounds, four ounces to take top honors in the Buckeye Division opener.