Thursday, September 21st, 2017

Minster man killed in crash

By Tom Stankard
VAN WERT COUNTY - A Minster man was killed on Wednesday morning when a semitrailer traveling behind him struck his vehicle, pushing it into the back of another semitrailer.
At about 10:45 a.m., Bret Helsel, 63, was driving a 2007 Toyota sedan behind a 2018 International semi driven by David Knight, 45, Industry, Pennsylvania, on U.S. 30, according to a release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Van Wert Post.
Both vehicles had reportedly slowed for traffic in a construction zone, when the third vehicle, a 2017 Freightliner semitrailer, driven by Vasilevich Dzmitry, 33, Hallandale, Florida, reportedly failed to maintain an assured, clear distance behind Helsel's vehicle and pushed it into Knight's truck.
Helsel reportedly was pronounced dead at the scene by the Van Wert County Coroner's Office. Dzmitry and Knight were not injured, according to the release.
The Van Wert Post was assisted on the scene by the Convoy Fire Department and EMS, Van Wert County Fire Department and EMS, Scott EMS, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office, the release stated.
U.S. 30 was temporarily closed. The accident remains under investigation.
Additional online story on this date
CELINA - Several Tri Star Career Compact students have united to raise money for those affected by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
New Bremen High School junior Heather Huddleston had watched the devastating news and grieved for her family members in Florida. [More]
Subscriber and paid stories on this date
Some get shut-off notices
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County officials and first responders gathered on Wednesday night to discuss issues they've experienced with the Multi-Agency Radio Communication System radios, mainly involving inconsistent billing and high costs.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys native Greg Johnson is an industrial designer, but his job isn't as simple as that part of his title may imply.
He is robotic
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Village officials are looking to expand the town's electrical system to accommodate growth at Crown Equipment Corp.
Council members d
CELINA - A Henry County man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to breaking and entering in connection to two incidents on July 28 in Celina.
Lewis Frederi
MONTEZUMA - Reconstruction of streets and alleyways is on schedule and under budget, council members learned Wednesday night.
Project manager Krai
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Pumpkinfest, set for Friday-Saturday at the Crown Pavilion located at East Plum Street and South Washington Street, will take place simultaneously with the fifth annual Artisan Showcase on Friday.
College Notes
Owens Community College continues to be one of the top junior college programs in the nation. The Express are 16-0 and 6-0 in the Ohio Community Coll
Curtain Call
When the Fort Recovery football team landed in the Midwest Athletic Conference in 1995, plenty of pessimists dismissed the endeavor and claimed they
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Ellen Naumann shot a 1-over 37 to earn medalist honors and lead St. Henry to a 185-252 win over Celina in girls' golf competition on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks.
Fort Recovery, Minster set for fifth clash in three years
The Fort Recovery-Minster rivalry has been one of the Midwest Athletic Conference's best over the last two years.
Friday's clash in Minster is expected to be a good matchup, too.
Computer Points In Review
As we approach the midway point of the high school football regular season, we are starting to be able to sort the contenders from the pretenders. Fo
Ottawa-Glandorf at Celina
Last meeting: Ottawa-Glandorf, 21-14. The Bulldogs rallied back from a 13-0 halftime deficit but came up short. Connor Niese's touchdown in the third quarter put the Titans up two scores, and Celina couldn't answer late in the game.
Players of the Week
Offense
  Kole Murlin, ATH
  Celina
  Six carries for 90 yards and three touchdowns in Bulldogs' 49-6 win o