Saturday, October 20th, 2012
Obituaries on October 20th, 2012
Marie Dirksen, 89, formerly of Osgood, died at 8:19 a.m. Oct. 19, 2012, at the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, Sidney. [More]
Betty Jean Belden, 77, of Celina, died at 2 a.m. Oct. 19, 2012, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Patsy Jo Binkley-Foster, 82, of Wapakoneta, died at 9 a.m. Oct. 17, 2012, at her residence. [More]
Stories on October 20th, 2012
Many Ohioans, including local residents, aren't waiting until Nov. 6 to vote.
Absentee ballots are being cast in great numbers in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
ST. MARYS - A bond hearing will go on as planned Monday in Auglaize County Court for former eye doctor Douglas Wine following an Ohio Supreme Court decision Friday. [More]
CELINA – Candidates seeking local, state and national offices offered their views to a fairly packed house of interested voters at the Galleria on Friday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater clinched the outright Midwest Athletic Conference title for the first time since 2008 after a 47-6 victory over winless Parkway on Friday night at Panther Stadium.
VERSAILLES - Minster and Versailles entered Friday's football game at Hole Field with their potential postseason positioning on the line.
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ELIDA - Celina's hopes of ending a 14-year postseason drought took a fatal hit on Friday night at Elida.
Three turnovers, over 100 yards in penalti [More]
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers dodged plenty of bullets on Friday night. Some of the bullets came from the Anna Rockets but others came from the Flyers' own guns.
VAN WERT - In a matchup between a pair of 0-8 teams, turnovers hampered St. Marys as a fumbled punt resulted in the go-ahead score for Van Wert as the Cougars snagged their first win of the season with a 26-6 triumph over the Roughriders on Friday night at Eggerss Stadium.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ottawa-Glandorf's football team clinched the outright Western Buckeye League title on Friday after defeating Bath 54-14 in Bath Township.
FORT RECOVERY - St. Henry put together a solid defensive effort and found just enough offense to defeat the Fort Recovery Indians 14-7 on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Barrenbrugge park.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen's football team had a 3-0 lead over Delphos St. John's at halftime, but the Blue Jays exploded for 34 second-half points to rally and beat the Cardinals 34-3 in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday at Stadium Park in Delphos.
Local pictures on October 20th, 2012