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© The Evening Leader
Local kicks off Relay event
Friday, 06 February 2009 ...
By MARY BARGDILL
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - A local cancer survivor says she wants to spread hope to area residents touched by the disease.
...more
Risk police:
© The Evening Leader
A primary offensive
Friday, 06 February 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - A proposal by Gov. Ted Strickland to make seat belt offenses a primary violation has the support of public safety officials - as long as the measure is aimed at the safety of motorists.
...more
Terminator alert
© The Lima News
Man's truck rams into Meijer store
February 6, 2009 ...
Beth L. Jokinen
LIMA - A man took the back entrance into Meijer early Friday morning. Really, he made his own entrance. John Conner, 20, of Brighton, Mich., was in fair condition Friday after crashing into the northwest corner of the Elida Road store.
...more
© The Evening Leader
Local charged with drug theft
Friday, 06 February 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - A St. Marys woman faces a theft charge alleging she stole pain medication from an elderly resident.
...more
Oedipus reflux:
© The Evening Leader
Mother, son dance scheduled for St. Marys
Friday, 06 February 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - Mothers can take their sons out Sunday evening to a dance sponsored by a local elementary school. The West Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization is sponsoring its second mother and son dance, which will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Romer's Catering in Celina. West PTO sponsored a father and daughter dance last month.
...more
© The Wapakoneta Daily News
Wapak man pleads to sex charge
Friday, 06 February 2009 ...
By MATT NICHOLS
Staff Writer
WAPAKONETA - The owner of a local business faces one year in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to a fifth-degree felony sex offense involving what he believed to be a Memorial High School teenage girl.
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Risk police:
© The Evening Leader
Group seeks expansion
Friday, 06 February 2009 ...
By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - A local group is making an effort to extend services to Grand Lake St. Marys and the surrounding area in hopes of improving water safety.
...more
© The Wapakoneta Daily News
Sheriff stands by no levels
Thursday, 05 February 2009 ...
By KAREN CAMPBELL
Assistant Managing Editor
WAPAKONETA - ...Many, but not all, counties use state defined levels to describe road conditions and determine when to make a road closure determination, but Sheriff Al Solomon said they have declined to start the practice in Auglaize County to ensure that residents do what they need to do to stay safe in emergency situations.
...more
© WCSM Radio
Midwest Electric members donate $13,284 to area charities
02/05/09 ...
Posted by: Kevin
SAINT MARYS - Members of Midwest Electric, Inc., recently donated $13,284 to nine west-central Ohio charities and community projects through the cooperative's Community Connection Fund. Since the program began in 1998, the Midwest Electric Community Connection Fund has provided $525,375 to 359 area projects.
...more
© The Evening Leader
Mayor gives state of city
Thursday, 05 February 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - Frugal spending, infrastructure upgrades and community investment are three themes a city official touched on during his annual report Wednesday to members of the St. Mary Rotary Club.
...more
© WCSM Radio
St Marys Schools undergoing renovation and construction project
02/04/09 ...
Posted by: Kevin
SAINT MARYS - ...Saint Marys School Superintendent Mary Riepenhoff was a guest Wednesday on WCSM's Spectrum program.
...Listen to the interview in its entirety...
...more
...audio
© AP
Cash-strapped states mull seat belt law changes
Feb 4, 6:33 AM (ET) ...
By STEPHEN MAJORS
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Drivers better buckle up or pay the price: More cash-strapped states want to give law enforcement officers the authority to pull over motorists just for not wearing their seat belts.
...more
© The Evening Leader
Derailment closes roadway
Tuesday, 03 February 2009 ...
By KATIE YANTIS
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - Motorists traveling down Waesch Road found a detour following a Monday morning train derailment. Auglaize County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Troy Anderson responded Monday morning to Waesch Road after he received the call regarding the derailment at 11:55 a.m. Monday.
...more
© The Daily Standard
Drug suspects appear in Auglaize County court / 24 people were arrested in drug sweep following lengthy investigation
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009 ...
By Shelley Grieshop
Area residents charged in December with drug-related crimes continue to appear in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court in Wapakoneta. ...The following were arrested and are in the midst of court proceedings.
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Attention bargain hunters...
© The Wapakoneta Daily News
Cabin for sale
Tuesday, 03 February 2009 ...
By WILLIAM LANEY
Managing Editor
WAPAKONETA - The city of Wapakoneta’s log cabin should soon be up for sale. ...In 2007, Gross estimated it would cost approximately $85,000 to dismantle the building and rebuild the structure. To rebuild the cabin, new logs would be needed. The log cabin has an estimated value of approximately $1,000.
...more
© The Evening Leader
Bank moves ahead
Monday, 02 February 2009 ...
By MIKE BURKHOLDER
Managing Editor
ST. MARYS - Officials associated with a new construction project in downtown St. Marys say the building is part of their revitalization and expansion efforts. Construction on the new 3,700 square foot First Financial Bank building is slated to begin in a few months. The bank, which will be located at 130 E. Spring St., will be one of the first projects in the redevelopment of the Miami and Erie Canal corridor in downtown St. Marys .
...more
© The Evening Leader
Lake ice offers training
Monday, 02 February 2009 ...
By ANGELA WEAVER
Staff Writer
ST. MARYS - Three township fire departments took time out of their Saturday morning to prepare themselves for the worst-case scenario on Grand Lake St. Marys in the winter season — an ice rescue.
...more
© WCSM Radio
Celina man indicted by grand jury in his stepson's death
02/02/09 ...
Posted by: Kevin
CELINA - 25 year old Jason Thomas of Celina has been indicted on 9 charges stemming from the death of his 11 month old stepson, Kole Atkins of Saint Marys.
...more
© The Lima News
Celina man charged with murder in death of 11-month-old stepson
February 2, 2009 ...
Bob Blake
CELINA - A grand jury indicted a Celina man last week for murder in the death of his 11-month-old stepson last month.
...more
Obituaries
Alice Fay Klinger,
61, 911 Cleveland Ave., St. Marys, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys.
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
~ Non-local and Other Irrelevant News ~
© The Onion
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