Friday, October 17th, 2008
By Margie Wuebker
An area man appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Thursday morning to admit his guilt in connection with a senior prank gone bad at Fort Recovery High School - the last of three perpetrators to do so.
Robert J. Rammel, 18, 1781 state Route 49, pleaded guilty to amended charges of attempted breaking and entering and attempted vandalism, both first-degree misdemeanors. [More]
By Janie Southard
ROCKFORD - Rachel Joy Scott was a student at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. on April 20, 1999. Two students carrying guns shot 53 people that day. Thirteen died. Rachel was the first. She was 17 years old.
Parkway middle and high school [More]
Obituaries on October 17th, 2008
Clifford M. Dietz, 85, 405 S. Main St. Botkins, died at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 15, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Dorothy Dotson, 71, 1015 Hendricks Ave., St. Marys, died at 2:24 a.m. Oct. 17, [More]
Clara Marie Minch, 75, 617 Sycamore St., Celina, died at 1:55 a.m. Oct. 16, 2008, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Catherine S. Sheaks, 92, 917 Hager St., St. Marys, died Oct. 16, 2008, at her residence. [More]
Local pictures on October 17th, 2008
Subscriber stories on October 17th, 2008
Log jams in the St. Marys River near Mendon will stay jammed for now until Mercer County officials obtain the funds to remove them.
The request for
Residents in East Jefferson Township will be asked in November to approve a maximum height increase from the current 45 feet to 125 feet for industrial structures.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Teachers Organization (CTO) has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the school board of education.
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Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Celina Bulldogs' volleyball team was rewarded nicely for the outright Western Buckeye League title with four players earning first-team WBL recognition.