Four New Bremen fishermen brave the stormy waves on Lake Erie
By Shelley Grieshop
A quiet day fishing on Lake Erie quickly turned into a dramatic boat rescue and an experience four New Bremen men aren't likely to forget.
The local men are credited with saving the lives of four Chicago-area fishermen whose boat capsized, knocking one of the occupants unconscious during a May 2 outing on the lake. [More]
A woman who claims to have broken her ankle on an uneven section of sidewalk outside of the Mercer County Courthouse wants the county to pay her medical bills.
But Mercer County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Amy Ikerd doesn't think the county will be held liable because of the state's sovereign immunity law. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The goal for every coach is to make sure their team is running on all cylinders when the postseason comes around.
Fort Recovery softball coach Marie Osterholt certainly has done that.
Kinsey Wenning fired another exceptional game as the Indians scored twice in the later innings to knock off top-seeded St. Henry 2-1 at the Division IV softball sectional at New Bremen on Tuesday. [More]
Giving newly appointed Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan three weeks of vacation is a slap in the face to Celina employees, resident Mark Uhlenhake says.
A St. Marys physician has been hired as the new medical director for the Auglaize County Health Department.
Dr. Juan Torres, who specializes in occupational medicine, will take over the position on June 1. His contracted salary is the same as his predecessor - $600 per month.
Ninety-three Marion Local High School seniors will receive diplomas Sunday during 1 p.m. commencement exercises at the school gym.
The ceremony includes speeches by valedictorian Amy Droesch, 7931 Droesch Road, Maria Stein, and salutatorian Daniel Huelsman, 110 W. Main St., Chickasaw.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Schools board of education learned Monday night the recently completed Jarod's Law inspection went well with no big-ticket items cited for remediation.
VERSAILLES - Finals of most of the field events were run Tuesday night as well as preliminaries in many of the running events of the Midwest Athletic Conference track meet.
After giving up two runs in the top of the sixth to trail 7-5, Coldwater needed something big to come back and preserve a perfect Midwest Athletic Conference season.
