Harrod News

Charles Michael Carse, 65, of Sandusky, formerly of Harrod, died at 9:30 p.m. Dec.

Mary Elizabeth Roberts Stauffer, 64, died at 3 a.m. Dec. 23, 2009, at her residence.

David H. Keasler, 62, died at 1:52 a.m. Dec. 25, 2009, at the emergency room of Lima Memorial Health System.

Sondra D. Lawrence, 72, died at 8:45 a.m. Dec. 23, 2009, at her residence. She was born Aug.

Arthur V. "Butch" Ginter Jr., 71, died at 3:06 a.m. Nov. 28, 2009 at Lima Memorial Health System.

BIRNAMWOOD -- Madison-based musician Mark Harrod will release his first solo album this month, and to celebrate he's coming home.

Shirley A. Cira, 74, died at 3:50 a.m. Nov. 17, 2009, in Findlay. She was born July 21, 1935, in Harrod to Charles and Margaret Shadley Conkle, who preceded her in death.

Leota L. Neely, 76, died at 8:14 p.m. Nov. 8, 2009, at Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert, following a 16-month battle with cancer.

The Owl Creek Baptist Church near Utica celebrated its 200th anniversary Saturday and Sunday with a full slate of events.

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will house an exhibition on the history of lynching in America from the 1870s to the 1960s.

Clark W. Hefner, 86, died at 11 p.m. Sept. 4, 2009, at Springview Manor, Lima. He was born Jan.

Zach Brown, the son of Karen and Ron Brown and a member of the Wapakoneta FFA, walks his Grand Champion Market Barrow through the auction ring Saturday morning.

By KRISTA HAYES Staff Writer WAPAKONETA - Bidders set a new record Friday for the grand champion steer.

1600 block of Findlay Road, Lima - A 25-year-old man reported Friday someone stole his 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee from his driveway.

BOLLENBACHER, Jerry L. - 4 p.m. today at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert.

400 block of South Main Street, Lima - Someone unlocked the gate at Sheriff-Goslin Thursday and then took an electric saw from a vehicle.

A small fire on the roof at the Rudolph Foods facility in Westminster was quickly extinguished, a dispatcher at the Allen County Sheriff's Office said.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for more men and women to join its ranks.

A funeral service for Clara Avonelle Francis, age 95, of Granville, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, at the Newark Chapel of Henderson-Van Atta-Stickle Funeral & Cremation Service, with Pastor Tom Myers officiating.