Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
By William Kincaid
Charges of providing a place for underage people to drink against a Celina couple were dismissed in Celina Municipal Court this week.
Dropped were the charges against Randy LaRue, 44, and his wife, Tammy LaRue, 41, who were handcuffed and taken to the police department on June 9 after allegedly hosting a party where underage people were drinking. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Stopping St. Henry on its opening drive of the game provided the only suspenseful moment of the 2007 rendition of The Backyard Battle.
Coldwater shut down St. Henry for the rest of the game and improved to 4-1 in a 42-0 shutout of the Redskins at Cavalier Stadium, extending the Cavs' win streak against the Redskins to 11 games. St. Henry drops to 3-2 with the loss. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys' attempt to capture the Western Buckeye League boy's golf title came up short after a solid day at the league golf tournament held at The Fox's Den in Celina.
Going into the tournament, St. Marys was 11/2 points behind Van Wert for first place in the league and needed to win the tournament to make a challenge for the overall title. [More]
Local pictures on September 22nd, 2007
Subscriber stories on September 22nd, 2007
Store could be open next spring or summer
Work has begun at the site where the Menards home improvement superstore is to be built in Celina, although the company is well behind its original schedule.
Celina City Planning Commission made a recommendation to accept the Celina Moose Lodge's request for a right-of-way vacation of a portion of Market Street.
Samuel Burford gets 2 days jail, community control sanctions
WAPAKONETA - A St. Marys man was sentenced this week to community control sanctions (probation) and labeled a tier two sexual offender for having sex with a minor.
LIMA - Shawnee has plenty of speed in its offensive arsenal and Celina got to see it all on display Friday night on the road in Western Buckeye League action.
WAPAKONETA - The St. Marys Roughriders bounced back from a difficult loss last week by grinding out a 17-9 victory Friday night over the Wapakoneta Redskins at Harmon Field.
NEW BREMEN -The Parkway Panthers rebounded from their first loss of the season by going on the road and using a dominating defense and big plays from the offense to defeat the New Bremen Cardinals 34-0 Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference play at Cardinal Stadium.
MARIA STEIN - When a 4-0 high school team takes on an 0-4 team, expectations are that the outcome may be somewhat lopsided.
Teams who are favored
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery's attempt to stage a big comeback came up just short as Anna defeated the Indians, 29-27, at Barrenbrugge Park.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Van Wert dropped from the ranks of Western Buckeye League unbeatens as Defiance produced scores for three Cougar turnovers leading the Bulldogs to a 35-7 win at Brown Stadium in Defiance.