Monday, October 5th, 2015
Officials plan to raise donations for building
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - Plans are in the works to construct an estimated $900,000 emergency squad building on the west end of town to increase overall space.
St. Henry squad members recently told the newspaper they hope to start construction next year.
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Obituaries on October 5th, 2015
James E. Hudson, 85, New Bremen, Ohio, died 7:17 A.M. Sunday, October 4, 2015, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in Saint Marys. [More]
Norbert A. Metzger, 90, Fort Recovery, died Oct. 4, 2015, at Mercer County Comm [More]
On Oct. 3rd of 2015 Mark F. Schwieterman joined his wife Rose Mary in heaven. [More]
James Stucke, 54, Maria Stein, died on Oct. 4, 2015, in Columbus.
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Local pictures on October 5th, 2015
Subscriber stories on October 5th, 2015
Shelter house being constructed near new splash pad at Grand Lake
CELINA - As the chilly autumn weather sets in, activities are starting to wind down on Grand Lake.
Milt Miller, director of the Lake Restoration Commission, on Saturday told Lake Improvement Association members the Prairie Creek treatment train's pumps would soon stop for the year.
CELINA - A citywide electrical outage occurred early Sunday morning after a buzzard struck a 69 kilovolt power line on the north side of town in the Meadowview Subdivision, popping open a relay switch, mayor Jeff Hazel said this morning.
Vandalia-Butler scores four goals in final 30 minutes to win 4-3 over Celina
CELINA - The flurry of goals scored by the Celina girls soccer team in the first half Saturday afternoon was impressive.
The burst of goals by Vandalia-Butler in the second half was even more impressive - and effective.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina doubles team of Maddy Cline and Nicole Elston will be a fourth seed at this week's Division I girls tennis district at Bowling Green after finishing fourth in the sectional tournament held Saturday at the Findlay YMCA.
Jacob Hawkins bumped Kyle Stickler and went into the lead with 11 laps remaining to win the Modifieds main event race as the DIRTcar Fall Nationals concluded on Sunday at Eldora. Rain on Saturday prompted the move to Sunday afternoon for racing.