Monday, August 11th, 2014
By Kathy Thompson
CELINA - Area agencies and community members have helped ease the transition for residents forced to vacate Mercelina Mobile Home Court by the end of the year.
Every resident seeking financial assistance from the Mercer County Council on Aging, Sources Community Network Services, OUR Home Family Resources and private donations was helped, according to Karen Howick, director of the council on aging. [More]
Obituaries on August 11th, 2014
Shirley A. Dues, 76, St. Marys, died Aug. 8, 2014, following a brief illness. [More]
Ruth Ann Gerber, 83, Jackson Center, passed away at 9:29 p.m. Aug. 9, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Walter "Lefty" H. Hausfeld, 90, passed away peacefully at the Miller House in Celina on Aug. 8, 2014. [More]
Elizabeth A. "Betty" Poeppelman, 56, Carthagena, died Aug. 10, 2014, at her home. [More]
Local pictures on August 11th, 2014
Subscriber stories on August 11th, 2014
CELINA - Mike Wilson did not volunteer to compete in the wing-eating contest at the Mercer County Fair on Sunday night; he was drafted by friend and fellow participant Danny Saunders.
COLDWATER - Law enforcement cruisers and yellow caution tape remained at the scene of Sycamore and First streets this morning as an investigation con
Proceedings delayed in Workman case
WAPAKONETA - A Montezuma man's motion to suppress evidence in a case alleging he took photographs of nude minors was denied late Friday.
Auglaize C
Eldora
ROSSBURG - Fairmount, W. Va.'s, Jacob Hawkins and Lima's Rob Trent ended long dry spells at Eldora Speedway and returned to victory lane at the high-banked 1/2-mile track before a large Family Fun Night crowd Saturday night.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
J.D. Wengerd rallied Harvard's Z Tam in the final half-mile to capture the Trent Bates Memoral pace during Sunday's harness racing action at the Mercer County Fair.