Thursday, December 18th, 2008
Obituaries on December 18th, 2008
Lois M. Amstutz, 84, of Fort Recovery, died at 6:45 a.m. Dec. 17, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Charles Burkhardt, 84, 691 state Route 29, Celina, died at 1:12 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
John F. Dircksen Jr., 84, 2547 state Route 364, Egypt, died at 1:53 a.m. Dec. 17, 2008, at his residence. [More]
Barbara Ann Knapke Eggers, 68, of Eaton, died Dec. 15, 2008, at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. [More]
Max Evans, 77, of rural Spencerville, died at 3:14 a.m. Dec. 18, 2008, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
F. Delilah "Dee" Fishpaw, 97, of Lima died at 7:05 a.m. Dec. 17, 2008, at The Ridge at Shawnee. [More]
Former Chattanooga resident Darlene Sue Gibbons, 69, of Ohio City, died at 5:10 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, at Van Wert County Hospital. [More]
Michael E. Group, 45, of Urbana, died at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, in Henry County, Ind., as the result of an auto accident. [More]
Donald G. "Don" Kremer, 78, of Kettering, died Dec. 13, 2008.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. [More]
Former St. Anthony resident Bernard C. "Bun" Loshe, 85, died at 5:19 a.m. Dec. 18, 2008, at Briarwood Manor Nursing Home, Coldwater. [More]
Robert J. Roetgerman, 61, 15 Rummel Creek Drive, New Bremen, died at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 16, 2008, in Henry County, Ind., as the result of an auto accident. [More]
Stories on December 18th, 2008
The majority of Celina downtown merchants at a meeting Wednesday night spoke out against a proposal to switch to parallel parking on the city's Main Street. [More]
MINSTER - Local residents will have an opportunity to Go Green and use alternative energy through the Eco-Smart Choice program offered by American Municipal Power (AMP)-Ohio. [More]
Architects present first drawings of new school to board members
ST. MARYS - Some parents are asking school officials why there was no automatic alert during the recent bomb scare near the school. Short answer: The school had been secured and the students were not in jeopardy. Local law enforcement endorsed the decision not to alert parents en mass.
Celina city residential and commercial property owners will be assessed an additional fee on their utility bills beginning Jan. 1.
This week city councilors approved the final reading of an ordinance establishing a storm water utility fee.
Amos Steinbrunner is '97 Coldwater High School graduate
PIQUA (AP) - Fifteen Ohioans, including a Coldwater man, claimed their shares of the $207 million Mega Millions jackpot Wednesday.
Fourteen employees of the city of Piqua were joined by one relative of a city worker as they finalized their claim at the Dayton regional office of the Ohio Lottery.
Longtime school board member Mike Hoelscher resigns
MINSTER - Superintendent Gayl Ray had good reason to smile Wednesday night as she presented board of education President Jeff Monnin a copy of U.S. News and World Report along with laminated newspaper articles proclaiming Minster High School the best of the best.
Local pictures on December 18th, 2008