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Friday, December 5th, 2008
Celina secures $400,000 grant to redo downtown
By William Kincaid
After several attempts, the city of Celina has been awarded a highly competitive $400,000 state grant for downtown building improvements.
Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan on Thursday said Celina is one of only six municipalities in Ohio to receive the substantial award, issued as an Ohio Department of Development Small Cities Community Development Block Grant. [More]
Raised dump truck bed topples signs
By Janie Southard
A dump truck driver who forgot to lower his truck bed and hit an overpass sign on U.S. 33 closed down traffic for four hours on Thursday afternoon.
The accident occurred around noon near the state Route 66 exit.
The driver, whose name was not re [More]
Indians put Green Wave away in fourth quarter
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery improved to 2-0 on the season, pulling away from a pesky Greenville squad in the fourth quarter en route to a 69-57 win at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday.
The Green Wave drop to 1-3 on the season.
It looked early on that the Indians were going to put the game away early, jumping out to a 9-2 lead before Greenville came back to make it close for the majority of the game. [More]
Obituaries on December 5th, 2008
Glen Counterman
Glen Counterman, 80, of Celina, died early this morning, Dec. 5, 2008.
Arrang [More]
Danny Gould
Former Nelsonville resident Danny R. Gould, 71, of Hoagland, Ind., died at 6:16 a.m. Dec. 4, 2008, at Adams County Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Ind. [More]
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Subscriber stories on December 5th, 2008
St. Marys school gets green grant
$19,500 EPA funds will pay for pollution control equipment on buses
ST. MARYS - The school district is one of only six in the state to receive an Ohio EPA grant to install pollution control equipment on school buses.
Reynolds & Reynolds workers are laid off
An unspecified number of workers have been laid off from the Reynolds & Reynolds Co. factory in Celina, a representative from the Dayton headquarters said Thursday.
Heritage Center awaiting tourism permit
A heritage museum to showcase the area's agriculture and industrial successes has temporarily hit a governmental snafu.
Organizers are awaiting a s
Local banks' lending abilities may be better than thought
In the midst of ongoing, bad financial news, there were a few bright spots reported Thursday during the monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina.
Four Celina residents arrested for drugs
Four Celina residents have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an investigation by the Grand Lake Task Force.
Charged with the unlawful purchase of pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient in the manufacture of methamphetamine, were:
• Michael L. Gehm Jr., 36, 7360 Wabash Road, six counts.
Lots of activity at local health department office
Business is booming at the local health department.
Unfortunately, at times there aren't enough staff members/nurses to handle the influx of patien
Senior duo leads the way for the Rangers
VERSAILLES - Coming into this season, veteran New Knoxville coach Tim Hegemier knew that he would have to rely on his two senior letterwinners, Casey Horstman and Morgan Reineke, to carry the load early in the season as the rest of the team came along.
Bath pulls away from Coldwater in middle quarters
By GARY R. RASBERRY
grasberry@dailystandard.com
Coldwater dueled with Western Buckeye League powerhouse Lima Bath for the first quarter before t
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