Monday, February 4th, 2019
More employers offering jobs to released inmates
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - Finding a job after getting out of jail is difficult, but more employers are willing to give recently released inmates a chance.
"Trying to get an employer who will take them on is hard," Mercer County Chief Probation Officer Mike Huber [More]
Obituaries on February 4th, 2019
Christopher Alan Dues, age 27, of Sidney, died Friday, February 1, 2019 at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. [More]
Kenneth W. "Bob" "Julio" Ellis, 65, St. Marys, died at 12:30 a.m. January 31, 2019, at his residence. [More]
Patricia L. Heitkamp age 85, formerly of Maria Stein, Ohio, died at 1:30 AM on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Versailles Health Care Center. [More]
David Klosterman, St. Marys, died February 2, 2019, at his residence.
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Dennis Dean Krugh, 69, of Ohio City, Ohio, formerly of Rockford, died Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2019, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Charles "Wayne" Sands, 77, St. Marys, died February 1, 2019, in Lima.
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University board OK'd proposal
DAYTON - Wright State University trustees on Sunday afternoon ratified proposed contract terms for the university's faculty union.
Union officials later rejected the proposal. Administrators had asked the American Association of University Professors-WSU to vote on the proposal.
CELINA - Members of the Lake Improvement on Saturday discussed a recent decision by a state agency to refile its proposed distressed-watershed rule changes. LIA officials at the group's meeting expressed hope to have input on the issue.
CELINA - St. Henry used a strong first three minutes of the second half to build a lead against Celina and then held off a late Bulldog charge to pick up its sixth straight win with a 75-69 decision on Hall of Fame night at the Fieldhouse.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The 2019 OHSAA Wrestling Team Duals Tournament took place on Saturday with teams competing in regional action.
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