Tuesday, January 14th, 2020
Obituaries on January 14th, 2020
Hazen Davis, age 84, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at the Gardens of Celina with his family by his side. [More]
Thomas H. Hevlin, 93, of Saint Marys, and a resident of The Laurels at Shane Hill, Rockford, died 6:30 A.M. Sunday, January 12, 2020, at the Laurels. [More]
Will Dean Holland, 61, of Saint Marys, and formerly of Decatur, Alabama, died 4:42 A.M. Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Lima Memorial Hospital, Lima, Ohio. [More]
John F. Kennedy, 56, of Saint Marys, died 6:30 A.M. Saturday, January 11, 2020, at his residence, following a long illness. [More]
David Alan Pease 50, formerly of Coldwater, Ohio died at 5:03 a.m. December 19, 2019 at Port Saint Lucie Hospital, Port Saint Lucie, Fl. [More]
Jeannine Schwarck, formerly of Montezuma, died on Jan. 11, 2020, at her residen [More]
Stories on January 14th, 2020
CELINA - City council members vowed to proceed with the West Market Street reconstruction project this year even though they'll have to fork over nearly $150,000 more to meet the Ohio Department of Transportation's revised estimate.
Kraig Noble saluted for 40 years service
ST. MARYS - An additional $1 million grant has been secured to help cover the cost of the proposed pedestrian bridge across U.S. 33 to the middle/high school campus, city council members learned on Monday. [More]
Organizers to end celebration known for fireworks
CELINA - Organizers agreed to end the patriotic-themed Freedom Days celebration, a three-day festival that had been held annually since 2004 in conjunction with the Fourth of July holiday at Celina's Lakeshore Park. [More]
CELINA - School board members appointed Celina Middle School dean of students Andy Mikesell as interim assistant principal during Monday's meeting.
Grand Lake Task Force makes arrests last week
WAPAKONETA - Ten people have been indicted in Auglaize County on various drug charges.
They were arrested on Thursday by members of the Grand Lake
NEW BREMEN - Village council members appointed a new member to fill the seat of Robert Parker, who presided over his first meeting as mayor on Monday evening.
ST. HENRY - Village council members are considering a tax abatement request for a recently completed construction project at Hi-Tech Wire.
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MINSTER - An energy conservation audit revealed the district could save more than $26,000 in energy costs annually by upgrading lights in the elementary school.
COLDWATER - The first village council meeting of 2020 began with outgoing mayor Joe Knapschaefer thanking those whose work and dedication made his time as mayor a pleasure.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Marion Local girls basketball team is unbeaten no more.
Ella Doseck and Lauren Barhorst scored 13 each as Anna pulled away for a 38-24 victory over Marion Local on Monday at the Hangar.
Wire Report
Case Western Reserve University freshman and Coldwater graduate Cole Frilling was named the University Athletic Association's Men's Basketball Athlete of the Week after helping the Spartans win their UAA opener last Saturday against Carnegie Mellon.
Local pictures on January 14th, 2020