Sierra Club official who requested forum is a no show
By Nancy Allen
Four people spoke out for and none against a state project to use dredge material to build a 23.5-acre wetland along the shore of Grand Lake during an Ohio EPA public hearing in St. Marys Thursday night.
The purpose of the hearing, attended by about 50 people, was to take oral comments on the project. The hearing lasted about 30 minutes. [More]
A 24-year-old Rockford woman suffered serious injuries when her van was struck in the rear and pushed into three other vehicles in an accident at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 127 at state Route 707.
Katie Ralston, 12375 Smith Road, was taken to St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, where she remains in serious condition. [More]
LIMA - There were four teams in action on Thursday in Division II district semifinal action at Lima Senior High School, but only one team seemed to have brought its offense.
Lima Bath, the states third-ranked team in D-II, hit 11 three-pointers on the way to a 75-37 pasting of St. Marys. [More]
Automated Weather Observation System online at airport
NEW KNOXVILLE - The new Automated Weather Observation System is finally up and running at Auglaize County Airport after several installation delays - all weather related.
Voters in the Fort Recovery area will decide next month whether to increase property taxes for fire protection.
At the March 8 election, residents will be asked to approve a 1.5-mill levy for the Southwest Mercer Fire District. The current 1-mill, 5-year levy expires this year.
ROCKFORD - Administrators at Parkway Local School can now donate their paid sick days to other administrators who might require additional days in times of catastrophic need.
Two Greenville men were arrested after allegedly trying to steal copper pipe from a vacant home near Rossburg and fleeing to a nearby woods on Thursday.
A 47-year-old Mendon woman was injured early Tuesday morning after she lost control of her car on a snow and ice encrusted U.S. 127 in Butler Township and struck a tree at 5:33 a.m. Wednesday.
Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska was a poor, uneducated Polish nun in the early 1930s - an unlikely candidate to be called by Jesus to spread the news of Jesus' mercy, Catholic church officials say.
VAN WERT - A pair of Grand Lake area teams bowed out of tournament play Thursday night in the girls Division IV district semifinals at the Cougars' Den.
NAPOLEON - St. Henry's run to the districts hit a major bump in the road on Thursday night as Tinora dominated all facets of the game in the first half and ended the Redskins' season with a 58-41 triumph in the Division III district semifinals at The Grand Canyon in Napoleon.
