Saturday, February 29th, 2020
Obituaries on February 29th, 2020
Pleasant LaVerl "Verly" Boroff, age 92, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 3:05 am at the Miller House in Celina, Ohio. [More]
Robert D. "Kitzy" Kitzmiller, 83, of St. Marys, OH died at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday February 26, 2020 at the Grande Lake Health Care Center in St. Marys. [More]
Joanne I. Hellwarth Jutte, age 91, of Celina, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Celina Manor. [More]
Stories on February 29th, 2020
Errors by law enforcement also alleged
WAPAKONETA - Lawyers for a man charged in connection with a fatal St. Marys shooting argued in court on Friday that an informant had improperly acted as a state agent and that law enforcement officials had made errors when interrogating their client and administering a photo lineup.
Election 2020
CELINA- Celina City Schools District voters will decide during the March 17 primary election whether to approve a bond issue and levy to build new schools.
COLDWATER - Carrying out a proud agricultural tradition, FFA students paraded a convoy of tractors down North Second Street on Friday before pulling into the high school parking lot to celebrate FFA Week. [More]
ST. MARYS - Three Democrats running to challenge 4th District U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, in the November general election faced off in an Auglaize County Democratic Party debate on Thursday.
Division II Boys State Bowling Championships
Coldwater's Schoenherr, New Bremen's Alig earn All-Ohio honors
After going to the wire in the quarterfinal and semifinal matches, Coldwater did not want to drag out the championship match of the Division II state boys bowling tournament. [More]
Flyers oust top-seeded Indians; Cards top 'Skins in OT
ST. MARYS - Two teams, each riding seven-game winning streaks, will collide in the Division IV district semifinals at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday at Wapakoneta High School.
LIMA - Celina's brief postseason run came to an end on Friday.
The Bulldogs had their season ended by a team primed for a state-tournament run.
Top-ranked Shawnee improved to 23-0 with a 64-24 victory over Celina in the Division II sectional final at Lima Senior High School.
COLDWATER - The third quarter was important to both Parkway and Minster on Friday night.
The Panthers outscored Upper Scioto Valley 17-4 in the third quarter of their Division IV boys basketball sectional to move on with a 63-39 win over the Rams in the opening game at the Palace in Coldwater.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Coldwater boys basketball team had a long tournament run last year.
Maybe another one is in store?
On Friday,
Local pictures on February 29th, 2020