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© The Evening Leader
Riders win first game of season
Saturday, 24 January 2009 ...
By BRIAN SMITH
Sports Editor
WAPAKONETA - Adam Lininger skidded to the ground on his back and paused there for a second. The view from there was nice near the midcourt. The St. Marys senior just knocked down a go-ahead three-pointer with just over seven seconds to go against a Wapakoneta team he knew so well. The St. Marys bench and crowd were going crazy behind him and his team was about to finally get over the hump for its first victory of the season. The victory, the St. Marys-Wapakoneta rivalry and Lininger's shot knew no records in a thrilling contest featuring two teams heading into Friday night without a win this winter.
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© The Daily Standard
St. Marys vs Wapakoneta boys basketball
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 ...
Photographer: Mark Pummell
...photos
© The Lima News
Regional Roundup: St. Marys couple attending event at governor's residence [4th item]
January 24, 2009 ...
Merri Hanjora
ST. MARYS - The Rev. James and Garnet Nuhfer have been invited to the Ohio Department of Aging's Joined Hearts in Giving recognition event. The event will take place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 13, 2009, at Gov. Ted Strickland's residence in Columbus. First lady Hope Strickland will be in attendance.
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© The Lima News
Volunteering away the boredom St. Marys woman keeps active in church work
January 24, 2009 ...
Pam Dunno
ST. MARYS - Virginia "Ginny" Loyer has spent more than four decades doing volunteer work at Zion Lutheran Church. Volunteer work is one of many ways she fights boredom and depression.
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© The Evening Leader
Bids slated for opening
Friday, 23 January 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - School-wide construction projects are continuing on as the St. Marys City School District opens bid packages next week for the grades six to 12 building. The bids relating to the grades six to 12 building and the temperature controls will be bid through 11 packages, St. Marys Superintendent Mary Riepenhoff said. Bids will be taken until 2 p.m. Wednesday...
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© The Lima News
Auglaize sheriff warns of scam
January 23, 2009 ...
Staff reports
Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon is warning residents to be wary of a new telephone scam. Solomon said crooks are calling individuals and identifying themselves as U.S. court employees and telling them that they have been selected for jury duty. The callers ask the victims to verify their names and Social Security numbers and ask for credit card numbers. If victims refuse, the callers threaten them with fines.
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© The Daily Standard
Home values rise amidst gloom / Average increase is 3.98 percent in Mercer, 5 percent in Auglaize
Friday, January 23rd, 2009 ...
By Shelley Grieshop
Area residents may be confused to learn that in today's bleak economy their home and property values have increased - a factor that may be reflected on real estate tax bills coming out this month.
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© 1150 WIMA
Celina Man Faces Charges in Death of His Step-son
Friday, January 23, 2009 ...
By Jason Aldrich
The state of Ohio has brought forth charges against a Celina man. Charges of felonious assault were brought up on Friday in Mercer County Court against Jason C Thomas- after an investigation of the death of 11-month old Kole Adkins.
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© The Evening Leader
City targets downtown
Friday, 23 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - A city official says he believes downtown St. Marys continues to be a viable option for development projects within the city. With work on the First Financial Bank building slated to begin in the spring, St. Marys Industrial and Community Development Manager Todd Fleagle said the landscape of downtown should change in the coming months. In addition to the bank project, Fleagle said city officials are now marketing land at the site of the former Cotton Mill to prospective developers.
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Hot press off the irony board...
© The Evening Leader
Brothers dual [sic] for title
Thursday, 22 January 2009 ...
By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer
MINSTER - More than a dozen students showed up Wednesday night to spell their way to a county competition.
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© Memorial High School
Latest issue of the Blueprint now available
January 22, 2009 ...
ST. MARYS - Volume 25 Issue 8 of the Memorial High School student newspaper the Blueprint is now available online in PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
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"O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us..."
© Detroit Free Press
© WHIO Dayton
© Columbus Dispatch
© Yahoo! Finance
AAP layoff hits AP wire
1/22/2009 ...
© WLIO NBC LIMA
Case Against Godfrey Continues In Mercer County Court
1/22/2009 ...
CELINA - The state's case continues against a Celina man accused of beating his girlfriend and killing her unborn baby.
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© The Evening Leader
Library sees rise
Thursday, 22 January 2009 ...
By MARY BARGDILL
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - With such a severe slow down in the economy, area residents are looking for cheap - or when possible - free forms of entertainment. For many, that means turning to the local library. St. Marys Community Public Library Director Sue Pittman said that there was an increase in the number of items checked out of the library in 2008 compared to 2007.
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© WCSM Radio
St. Marys man sentenced for sexual assault
01/22/09 ...
Posted by: kevin
ST. MARYS - 37 year old Tony Rodriquez of Saint Marys has been sentenced to 2 and a half years in prison for the sexual assault of a 20 year old man in May of last year. According to the police, the victim worked for Rodriquez at an area business. The assault occurred at Rodriquez's area home. In addition to the prison time, Auglaize County Common Pleas Court Judge Frederick Pepple fined Rodriquez 3-thousand dollars and ordered Rodriquez to pay nearly 500 dollars to the victim.
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Ridertown Note: -- A Google search informs us that a Tony Rodriquez, 37, manages a Celina business and is a 1991 graduate of Celina High School, whose Class Page shows a Celina address (possibly outdated). If he works and assaults in "area" locations, Ridertown.com takes issue with identifying him as a "St. Marys" man for the search engines. How about "Celina grad judged Tier 1"?
© The Evening Leader
AAP to lay off 100 workers
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 ...
By MARY BARGDILL
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - A local manufacturing company is looking to lay off employees for the first time in their 21 year history. AAP St. Marys Corp., a leading manufacturer of cast aluminum wheels for the automotive industry, anticipates laying off nearly 100 of its 480 employees by the end of January.
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© The Evening Leader
Locals react to Obama
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - The inauguration of Barack Obama took place Tuesday afternoon on Capitol Hill, and here in St. Marys residents were wondering if he would be bringing with him the change he promised during his presidential campaign.
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Leaks in the gene pool...
© The Daily Standard
Auglaize blaze results from domestice [sic] dispute
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 ...
By Margie Wuebker
MINSTER - A blaze, apparently started in the wake of a domestic altercation, destroyed at Minster-area cottage Tuesday morning. Six fire departments from Auglaize and Shelby counties braved cold wind chill temperatures to fight the fire.
...Nineteen-year-old Coleman had been drinking and demanded his car keys, according to Sheriff Dean Kimpel. Niekamp refused to hand them over and he reportedly punched her in the face repeatedly. She lost her balance and fell to the floor, where the assault allegedly continued with numerous kicks.
...Coleman told authorities he turned on the kitchen range after his girlfriend left and began tossing her clothing on the flame.
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Well, duh.
© The Evening Leader
Crown says layoffs linked to economy
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
NEW BREMEN - One of the most influential businesses in the area is continuing to lay off its workers. Crown Equipment Corporation, headquartered in New Bremen, recently notified a number of its employees of their termination. Randy Niekamp, Crown's vice president for human resources, would not disclose a total number of layoffs at this point in time.
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© WLIO NBC LIMA
AAP Makes A Difficult Choice
1/20/2009 ...
ST. MARYS - As the economy continues to take hits from a struggling auto industry, some suppliers in west central Ohio are making the difficult choice of laying off employees. AAP St. Marys corporation, a company of about 480 employees in St. Marys, supplies aluminum wheels to a host of automotive companies such as Ford, Honda and Subaru. For the first time in the company's 21 year history, AAP is being forced to lay off approximately 100 employees effective January 31st.
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© The Evening Leader
Official: Shop local
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - In the face of a sagging national economy, a city official says now is as an important time as ever to shop and eat locally. ... During the past few months, two gas stations and the Lucky Steer closed. Fleagle said while the eatery has yet to reopen, one of the closed gas stations is expected to open in the coming weeks. "The Clark station will reopen as Sunoco with a major rehabilitation," Fleagle said.
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© The Evening Leader
Exhibit seeks to highlight county
Tuesday, 20 January 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - In honor of today's inauguration of Barack Obama and President's Day next month, the county historical society is holding a traveling exhibit that will display the county's presidential connections during the month of February. The Auglaize County Historical Society is currently accepting items for its "Executive Connections: American Presidents and Auglaize County" exhibit until Saturday.
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© WCSM Radio
St. Marys Man Injured
01/20/09 ...
Posted by: jr
ST. MARYS - A St. Marys man was injured in an accident that occurred at 5:55 pm January 15th. The Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that 62 year old Gary Gallimore was driving east on State Route 364 when his truck slid through the intersection of 364 and State Route 703 and struck a car driven by 18 year old Annette Bruns of Celina.
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Leaks in the gene pool...
© The Lima News
Celina police stun woman who threatened officers with razor
January 20, 2009 ...
Staff reports
CELINA - Celina police used a stun gun to subdue a woman who was threatening officers on Saturday. Chief David Slusser said in a news release that officers were forced to use a stun gun to incapacitate Lisa M. Conley, 21, of Rockford, who threatened officers with a straight razor.
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© Knapps News
How Cold Was It?
January 19, 2009 ...
By Julie Schosker
CELINA - How cold was it? Marcia Helentjaris is seen, outside the Education Complex (Livingston St.) on Friday, January 16, throwing a mug of scalding hot water into the frigid air to see if it is true that it instantly vaporizes/turns to snow in such cold temperatures (weather reports had the temperature at somewhere between minus 14 to minus 18 degrees). You judge the results.
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Obituaries
William J. "Bill" Mackenbach,
73, of Upper Arlington, and Point Breeze, Grand Lake, St. Marys, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at his home.
Janet M. (Thobe) Orick,
65, 155 Dickman Drive, St. Marys, died at 5:08 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
Additional Local News Links
Western Buckeye League Sports: Scores and More
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
Riverside Bluesfest: Live Music Shows in the St. Marys Area
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© The Onion
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