Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
By Jared Mauch
MINSTER - The cost of improving the wastewater and water treatment plants may be about $400,000 less than city officials had expected.
Village council members at Tuesday's meeting approved bids for a centrifuge sludge filter at the wastewater treatment plant and for a new membrane filter at the water treatment plant. [More]
By Claire Giesige
FORT RECOVERY - He's an insurance sales manager by day, paranormal investigator by night.
Alex Meiring, a Fort Recovery native who lives in Columbus with his wife, Krista, is a member of Dark Alley Paranormal Investigators. The ghost hunting team has four locations in the U.S., including one in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on October 21st, 2015
Fr. Emil Schuwey, C.PP.S., died at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, in t [More]
Pamela Kay (PK) Smith - age 64 of Hamilton, Ohio passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2015. [More]
Eva Jane Arnett Hennessey, 83, formerly of Celina, died at 10:15 p.m. Oct. 19, [More]
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Election 2015
Voters in Jefferson, Liberty, Union and Dublin townships will elect fiscal officers in the Nov. 3 general election.
The fiscal officer seat carries a four-year term, beginning April 1, according to the Mercer County Board of Elections.
Election 2015
Voters in Gibson and Granville townships will elect trustees on the Nov. 3 ballot.
Trustee terms are for four years and begin Jan. 1. The fiscal officer seat carries a four-year term, the first year of which begins April 1, according to the Mercer County Board of Elections.
FORT RECOVERY - After years of scraping by with less state funding than other area districts received, Fort Recovery Local Schools may finally gain a more equitable share of money, treasurer Lori Koch said.
CELINA - Dr. Tim Barman, a Cooper Farms' veterinarian, warned of the dangers of various zoonotic diseases at Tuesday's Mercer County Healthcare Disaster Preparedness Coalition meeting.
No major issues were noted during Tuesday's annual inspection of three flood control dams on the Wabash River.
Pat Ernst with the Natural Resources
ROCKFORD - Village Council members dealt with issues raised by a pair of visitors at Tuesday's meeting.
Attorney Ronald Severt brought attention to
CELINA - The sheriff's office is donating an old cruiser to a local police department it partners with for heroin enforcement.
Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey on Tuesday was given the OK by county commissioners to donate the 2007 vehicle with 195,000 miles to Coldwater police.
Decision 2015
Candidates running uncontested in Mercer County are as follows:
Burkettsville
• Mayor - Joseph Stammen
• Village council - Rob Bruns
Cel
MINSTER - What was supposed to be a battle between the Wildcats and Bearcats resembled more of a tangle between a lion and a gazelle Tuesday evening at Wildcat Gymnasium.
Razz-Eye View
I've always been partial to covering high school wrestling during my tenure as a sports writer.
My alma mater didn't have a wrestling team. Other