Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007
Obituaries on May 2nd, 2007
Evelyn Louise Busse, 88, 17 East Park St., Fort Loramie, died at 6:05 a.m. May 1, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Leander "Lee" H. Fortkamp Jr., 63, 77 S. Paris St., Minster, died at 2:30 p.m. [More]
Judy Ann Haver, 61, of Rockford, died at 7:52 p.m. April 30, 2007, at her residence. Death was due to an extended illness. [More]
Marjorie J. Keifer, 69, 402 W. Monroe St., New Bremen, died at 12:40 a.m. May 1, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
E. Margaret Leugers, 87, 200 E. Monroe St., New Bremen, died at 1:25 a.m. May 1, 2007, at Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Leonard H. Liesner, 94, of N. Jefferson St., New Bremen, died May 2, 2007, at [More]
Donald Nelson, 68, 537 Touvelle St., Celina, died May 1, 2007, at his residence [More]
Donald E. Rasneor, 76, formerly of 2100 Celina Road, St. Marys, died at 9:35 p.m. April 30, 2007, At Valley Nursing Home, St. Marys. [More]
Stories on May 2nd, 2007
Smokers who light up where they're not supposed to and businesses that allow it could face consequences beginning Thursday.
Statewide, the penalty
MINSTER - Village officials continue to look into the matter of liability insurance as it applies to third-party nonprofit organizations such as Little League, traveling baseball leagues and other groups using local parks. [More]
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's brief talk before about 40 area law enforcement officers Tuesday likely sounded like music to their ears.
A still [More]
Legislation aimed at helping public hospitals
Freshmen state Rep. Jim Zehringer introduced his first piece of legislation Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to pass a bill aimed at putting some rural public hospitals on an even playing field with their private-sector competitors.
Mercer County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) plans to do an internal space study in an attempt to lessen the crowded conditions at the Cheryl Ann complex west of Celina.
After months of uncertainty, the Rockford Swimming Pool will open this summer, Village Administrator Jeff Long announced this morning.
Long said si
MINSTER - The clock is ticking on the proposed traffic light project at the intersection of state Routes 66 and 119. Village councilors fear slow response from the Ohio Department of Transportation could push the work into 2008.
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The St. Henry boys track team jumped out to a tremendous start and is set to defend its title as the first day of the Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track Meet wrapped up at Cavalier Stadium.
The second no-hitter of the season by Celina's Laura Homan was more than enough to get the Bulldogs past Ottawa-Glandorf on Tuesday in Western Buckeye League action at Bill Feth diamond.
ROCKFORD - It was just a matter of getting one run on Tuesday as Parkway's Jensen Painter and Versailles' Jordan Liette engaged in a pitcher's duel. [More]
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Kris Schlater walked the first batter he faced, then retired every batter after the fact in recording his first vars
Local pictures on May 2nd, 2007