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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
New tools to nab drunken drivers
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Fines collected from drunk drivers are being used to buy technology to snag more offenders.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is purchasing 10 portable Intoxilyzer units for road patrol cars. The equipment will be paid through the sheriff's Enforcement and Education Fund, which is subsidized with fines paid by offenders convicted of driving under the influence. [More]
Boat sales still slow
Dealers blame lake condition, economy
By Christine Henderson
GRAND LAKE - Grand Lake area dealers are optimistic boat sales will turnaround this season, but the businesses are not yet seeing a dramatic increase.
Marina operators attributed past slow sales to both poor economy and Grand Lake's water quality the last two summers. In 2010, the state warned against even touching the water because of toxic blue-green algae blooms. [More]
Obituaries on March 23rd, 2011
Ethel Klosterman-Haren
Ethel G. Klosterman-Haren, 92, Allen, Texas, died March 3, 2011.
She was born [More]
Zachery Lonsway
Zachery L. Lonsway, 23, Coldwater, died March 18, 2011, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
Gary Miller
Gary W. Miller, 61, Montezuma, died Nov. 25, 2010, at his home.
He was born Feb. 21, 1949, in Union City, Ind., to Richard H. and Clara J. Larison Miller. [More]
Blanche Humbert
Blanche G. Humbert, 97, Celina, died at 3:30 a.m. March 23, 2011, at Celina Man [More]
Max Hesse
Max E. Hesse, 74, Celina, died at 1:30 a.m. March 22, 2011, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Lorena Fortkamp
Lorena C. Fortkamp, 92, Maria Stein, died at 12:20 a.m. March 22, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Mary Ann Esser
Mary Ann E. Esser, 78, New Weston, died at 11:48 a.m. March 22, 2011, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Edson Pierstorff
Edson L. Pierstorff, 87, Celina, died at 4:15 p.m. March 21, 2011, at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford. [More]
Local pictures on March 23rd, 2011
Subscriber stories on March 23rd, 2011
Trumpeter from Big Apple instructs Celina students
CELINA - Trumpet players from Celina Schools received a rare opportunity to work with a nationally renowned trumpet player on Tuesday.
Thomas Boul
County may pay more for investigation expenses
WAPAKONETA - Ohio Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget cut for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections (ODRC) may shift some investigation expenses from the state to the county.
Joblessness in Mercer County second lowest
Mercer County fared better than most in the job category despite a poor economic climate in 2010.
The county recorded an average 7.4 percent unem
Photo ID may be required to vote
Local board of elections offices may require voters to show a photo ID in the future.
House Bill 159, the Ohio Fair & Secure Elections Act, would
Residents give the scoop on poop
NEW BREMEN - Buoyed by positive comments from residents, New Bremen Village Council members gave second reading Tuesday night to an ordinance related to the removal of animal waste from public and private areas throughout the community.
BOE OKs contracts, accepts retirements
COLDWATER - Three-year contracts for five members of the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools administrative staff were approved following a school board executive session Tuesday evening.
Man suspected of thefts from Walmart
An Allen County man faces multiple charges in the wake of several thefts from the Celina Walmart SuperCenter, 1950 Havemann Road.
Dennis R. McGinni
Reineke, Heitkamp named All-Ohio
A pair of Midwest Athletic Conference players earned all-state honors after the Associated Press announced its All-Ohio awards for Divisions III and IV.
Local hoopsters receive District 8 recognition
Area boys and girls basketball players received honors at the annual District 8 Basketball Coaches Association banquet at Romer's in Celina on Sunday
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