Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Stimulus money: Doling out the dough
By William Kincaid
MINSTER - Mitchell Bihn believes his business vision of converting conventional motor engines to electric motors is an ideal proposal to get a chunk of Ohio's stimulus money.
Coupling his knowledge of batteries from working at Warehouse Energy in Minster with heavy research and an entrepreneurial spirit, Bihn wants to start the conversion business at his home garage at 341 E. Fourth St., Minster. [More]
By Randy Bruns
COLDWATER - Friday night's Division IV sectional final doubleheader featured a pair of games that that were completely different but extremely entertaining nonetheless.
In the opener, the New Knoxville Rangers opened up a huge third-quarter lead over the Perry Commodores but fell into a funk thereafter. The Commodores made a valiant comeback effort but the Rangers held firm in the end to come away with a 56-41 victory. [More]
Obituaries on March 7th, 2009
Rosella F. Monnier, 87, of Sawmill Road, Fort Loramie, died march 6, 2009, at W [More]
George Raymond Pickel, 80, Coldwater, died March 5, 2009.
He was born on Dec. [More]
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Stimulus money: Doling out the dough
Why seek help from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, recently signed by President Obama? There are 787 billion reasons, and many local hopefuls are seeking a share of Ohio's $8.2 billion allotment.
Stimulus money: Doling out the dough
Betty Engle's heart aches when she thinks too long about the financial help she can't give her own children.
At 71, she and her husband should be i
LIMA - The Celina boys basketball team needed season-best performances by Michael Sommer and Jared Bader to capture the Bulldogs' first sectional title since the 2003-04 campaign.
WAPAKONETA - It appeared the teams from the Northwest Conference wanted to knock the Midwest Athletic Conference out completely from the Division III Wapakoneta sectional.
A pair of Fort Recovery players, and another one with Fort Recovery roots, earned the Midwest Athletic Conference's top honors as coaches selected All-Conference teams this week.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys senior Paul Lauth will compete for seventh place this morning after going 1-1 on Friday during the Division II State Wrestling Tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State.