Tuesday, February 21st, 2023
A lot of people travel the world. Renee Bruns went to 66 countries in 2022. In a wheelchair.
By William Kincaid
ATLANTA - Last year, Renee Bruns, a former Fortune 500 executive, took a sabbatical from work and set off on a mission to prove to those with limitations that the unimaginable is possible.
Just a few weeks ago, Bruns learned her name has been etched in the pages of Guinness World Records for visiting the most countries in a single year with a wheelchair. She sojourned in 66 countries in 2022, bringing the total number of countries she's now visited to 117 and continents seven. [More]
Obituaries on February 21st, 2023
Aimee G. McLean of Lima, passed away at the age of 34 on February 19, 2023, at 8:53 am in Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center. [More]
Marilyn K. Shinn, age 78, of Celina passed away on February 18, 2023, at 9:55 pm at Otterbein St. Mary's SeniorLife Community. [More]
Marilyn Joice "Joice" Gates, age 87, of Celina, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Maurice "Mo" Grieshop, age 65 of Chickasaw, Ohio, died at 7:53 PM on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Ted R. Schindler, age 70, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 after battling Parkinson's Disease for 12 years. [More]
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Subscriber stories on February 21st, 2023
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials may eventually have to make modifications to the wastewater treatment process to meet new standards imposed by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members at Monday's regular meeting heard 94% of high school seniors are ready for graduation.
High school principal Tony Stahl said the remaining 6%, or four students, are on the path to graduation. He added 87% of juniors are also on track for graduation.
MINSTER - Superintendent Josh Meyer at Monday's school board meeting said Gov. Mike DeWine's literacy program proposals could amount to unfunded mandates that erode local control.
Niekamp a historic presence for Marion Local swim program
For the first time ever, Marion Local is sending a swimmer to the state swimming tournament.
Fittingly, that swimmer is Kylie Niekamp, who holds every individual swimming record for the Flyer girls.
Alumni Notes
Holden Cubberley had a memorable weekend in Akron.
The Celina graduate and Ohio Northern University sophomore broke two school records and an Ohio