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© The Evening Leader
Celina man charged in connection with local infant's death
Saturday, 17 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
CELINA - A Celina man is being held on charges stemming from the death of an 11-month-old infant. Jason C. Thomas, 25, 119 Garman Ave., is being held on $1 million bond on charges of felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and reckless homicide, a third-degree felony, in the death of Kole Atkins, of St. Marys. Thomas appeared in Celina Municipal Court Friday afternoon following an investigation conducted by members of the Celina Police Department. Atkins is the son of Sydney Stienecker and James Matthew Atkins, both of 608 Jay St., St. Marys.
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© The Lima News
LCC roughs up St. Marys
January 17, 2009 ...
Mike Miller
LIMA - Perhaps veteran Lima Central Catholic coach Bob Seggerson said it best when he commented after Saturday night's game with visiting St. Marys, "It was a tale of two halves." LCC won the second half in a big way to grab a 60-33 victory.
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© The Lima News
No longer running from God
January 17, 2009 ...
Pam Dunno
ST. MARYS - Bill Maki spent years running from God. He heard the call to enter the ministry and hesitated. At the time, he was a security specialist with a degree in criminal justice and several years of job experience under his belt.
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...a different kind of "welfare check"
© The Evening Leader
Winter brings rise
Friday, 16 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - As winter sets in, local safety officials say welfare checks become a little more common. "I wouldn't say it's a spike, but every winter we go through this," St. Marys Police Chief Greg Foxhoven said. "We get a lot during the winter so we are pretty much on track with them." Typically, the police department receives requests for welfare checks from family members who live out of town, Foxhoven said. When a request is made, Foxhoven said officers act promptly.
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© The Evening Leader
Headed to D.C.
Friday, 16 January 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - A local resident left for Washington D.C. Friday afternoon and will be attending the inauguration of the nation's first black president. Brent Householder, a junior at Bluffton University, left for the nation's capital with Young Democrats, a political student organization at Bluffton.
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© WCSM Radio
Arrest made in the death of a child in Celina
01/16/09 ...
Posted by: Kevin
CELINA - A Celina Police Department investigation into the death of an 11-month old baby has led to the arrest of a 25-year old Celina man on charges of Felonious Assault, (F-2) and Reckless Homicide, (F-3). Jason C. Thomas, 119 Garman Ave, Celina is being held on a one million dollar bond after his initial appearance in Celina Municipal Court on Friday afternoon.
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© The Lima News
Celina man held in infant beating death
January 16, 2009 ...
Bart Mills
CELINA - A Celina man is in jail today, charged in the death of his 11-month-old step-son.
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© The Evening Leader
Battling snow a tough task
Friday, 16 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - As 5 inches of snow fell on Auglaize County Wednesday, crews in St. Marys worked continuously to keep roads clear and safe for residents. "We started salting at 8 a.m. Wednesday and it was just a light dusting at that time," St. Marys General Services Superintendent Dennis Craft said. "Eventually it got worse and we started plowing and didn't stop until 8:30 p.m."
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© The Evening Leader
Voters to decide levy
Thursday, 15 January 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - After an organizational meeting naming the Board of Education's president and vice president, board members passed a resolution of necessity that would renew an emergency tax levy currently in the district. "There are no new taxes," Treasurer Tom Sommer said of the levy during Wednesday night's meeting. The levy, which has a five-year duration, raises $1.8 million during the duration and was placed on the list in 2004, with collection beginning in 2005.
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© The Evening Leader
Wintry blast freezes region
Thursday, 15 January 2009 ...
By WILLIAM LANEY and
MIKE BURKHOLDER
Staff Writers
ST. MARYS - An Alberta clipper bringing snow and high winds hit Auglaize County and the Midwest Wednesday with frigid temperatures expected today and Friday before relief starts Saturday. The storm dumped approximately 5 inches of snow on the area prompting area school officials to call for an hour early dismissal Wednesday and for county and city crews to begin plowing in the morning.
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© The Daily Standard
Wind to make Grand Lake area feel like 30° BELOW / Frigid temperatures to remain through Friday
Thursday, January 15th, 2009 ...
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A frigid blast of snow and wind pummeled the Grand Lake area Wednesday, with dangerously cold temperatures expected today and Friday. The low temperatures combined with west to northwest winds are expected to produce wind chills down to minus 30 degrees tonight.
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© WHIO Dayton
Northern Miami Valley Hit Hard By Winter Storm
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 ...
AUGLAIZE COUNTY, Ohio -- The northern reaches of the Miami Valley were hit hard by the winter storm with several inches of snow and low visibility hampering drivers. ... U.S. 33 into St. Marys was down to a single lane, and they could barely see the few cars ahead of them.
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© The Evening Leader
Plot probe progressing
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - State investigators assisting in the probe into the Dec. 3 bomb scare in St. Marys are finished with lab analysis of some of the evidence recovered at the scene.
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© The Daily Standard
Hoying a PPK national champion
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 ...
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Coldwater is used to having state champions in a plethora of sports. Now they have a National champion. Maura Hoying, a third-grader from Coldwater, captured her age group's NFL Punt, Pass and Kick (PPK) national championship on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.
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© WLIO NBC LIMA
The Replacements Are Lining Up
1/13/2009 ...
Only one day after republican U.S. senator George Voinovich of Ohio announced his intention to retire and not seek another 6 year term in 2010, the politicians wanting to replace him are lining up. NBC Lima has learned 4th district congressman Jim Jordan is interested in the seat.
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© The Daily Standard
Celina school project nixed
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009 ...
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The poor economy has led Celina City School officials to scrap plans for a school construction project anytime soon.
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© The Wapakoneta Daily News
County budget trimmed
Tuesday, 13 January 2009 ...
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Assistant Managing Editor
WAPAKONETA - Despite elected officials and department heads trimming 5 percent from each of their budgets and employees not receiving a pay increase for the first time in 23 years, the Auglaize County budget is expected to stay basically the same in 2009. ... Contract services is expected to increase 28 percent, which includes the repayment of nearly $800,000 in back debt the county was ordered to pay in the St. Marys Landfill lawsuit it lost. The debt is expected to be paid in full by July.
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© The Evening Leader
Bluesfest eyes new schedule
Tuesday, 13 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - Members of the K.C. Geiger Park Committee Monday night unveiled a revamped schedule for what they hope will become an annual tradition for years to come. Chris Botkin, Rees McKee and Dave Stilwell told city councilors the third annual Riverside Bluesfest is scheduled for Sept. 5 and 6 - a change to the Friday and Saturday format seen in 2009 [sic - 2008]. The switch to a Saturday and Sunday festival was prompted by a home football game Friday night as well as an attempt to cash in on another evening of music.
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© 1150 WIMA
St. Marys Firefighters Battle Home Fire
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 ...
By Doug Jenkins
It was a long evening for firefighters in St. Marys, as they battled a house fire long into the night Monday. Around 8 p.m. emergency responders were called to the 400 block of S. Pear St. after smoke was reported coming from a home there.
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© WCSM Radio
Coldwater girl wins NFL's Punt, Pass and Kick competition in North Carolina
01/11/09 ...
Posted by: Kevin
COLDWATER - A Coldwater girl won first place in the NFL's Punt, Pass and Kick competition this weekend at an NFL playoff game in North Carolina. Maura Hoying placed first in the age 8 to 9 category during Saturday's playoff game between the Carolina Panthers and the Arizona Cardinals.
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© Knapps News
Electric rates increasing for Dayton Power & Light residential customers
January 11, 2009 ... By Ivan Knapp
COLUMBUS, OH - The Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC) is advising residents served by Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) that their electric rates increased effective Jan. 1. The increases are the result of the continuation of a rate plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio in 2005.
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Obituaries
Lawrence Ervin Novean,
93, died at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 16, 2009, at Otterbein-St, Marys.
Kole Mathew Atkins,
11 months, died Jan. 16, 2009, at Children's Medical Center, Dayton.
Marilyn (Susie) Blair,
78, 257 Farnsworth Drive, St. Marys, died at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys of natural causes.
Roy Burton Houseworth,
87, 2125 Deerfield Court, St. Marys, died at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.
Additional Local News Links
St. Marys City Schools: Events Calendar
Holy Rosary School: Important Dates
St. Marys Community Public Library: News & Events
Grand Lake Health System: Health Calendar
Auglaize County Council on Aging: Calendar of Events
Auglaize/Mercer Convention & Visitors Bureau: Festivals & Events Calendar
Western Buckeye League Sports: Scores and More
Riverside Bluesfest: Live Music Shows in the St. Marys Area
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