Friday, March 18th, 2016
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The design review commission on Thursday night approved the proposed demolition of one of Wabash Mutual Telephone's buildings on East Market Street and the expansion of the remaining structure.
Tasked with reviewing proposed changes to building exteriors, the commission met for only the third time in five years and has only two members - Tom Hitchcock, also the city safety service director, and Brandi DuBry. They agreed to the proposal on Thursday during a four-minute meeting. [More]
Obituaries on March 18th, 2016
Cindy S. Lennartz, age 49, of Coldwater, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Local pictures on March 18th, 2016
Subscriber stories on March 18th, 2016
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County administration building's heating, venting and air-conditioning system may soon function properly again.
Auglaize
CELINA - County EMS coordinator Matt Nietfeld withdrew a request to apply for a state grant after county commissioners expressed concern about too many local agencies jockeying for the same pot of funds.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners this week closed on two revolving loan applications, authorizing checks totaling $250,000 to two companies, Coldwater's De Ruijter International USA and St. Henry's JBA Enterprise, owned by Jeff and Bev Abels.
Curtain Call
Nothing quite stacks up to this time of year for Ben Ernst. Not now and certainly not when he was a three-sport standout at Minster more than 25 years ago.
From staff and wire reports
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Rob Refsnyder and Starlin Castro homered off left-hander Jeff Locke as the New York Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-2 on Thursday.