Maria Stein News

Maria Stein Country Fest visitors admire the Ohio National Guard's Patriot Chopper on display throughout the weekend.

Pictured are the Keller Family Singers performing during Mass at last year's Country Fest celebration in Maria Stein.

A motorcyclist trying to outrun Minster police during the early morning hours of June 7 was traveling at least 77 miles per hour before he fatally crashed in the Minster Industrial Park.

Minster Police Department has a comprehensive nine-page policy that governs how officers handle high-speed chases such as the pursuit earlier this week that ended when a motorcyclist was killed.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor A 25-year-old Maria Stein man was killed after crashing his motorcycle while being pursued by Minster Police officers.

A police chase ended when a Maria Stein died after crashing his motorcycle Sunday morning.

Area firefighters check out two heavily damaged vans involved in a three-vehicle accident at 6:21 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of state Route 716 and Overman Road, south of Maria Stein.

The length of the sentence in the criminal case against Nicholas Schwieterman is in the hands of the Third District Court of Appeals in Lima after the justices heard oral arguments in his appeal.

Paul Mizer, the organist at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Maria Stein, is pictured in the organ loft of the church.

Natalie Rethman, a second-grader at Marion Local Schools, finished third in her age group in the national finals of the Elks USA Hoop Shoot competition.

Verena Langenkamp of St. Henry walks down steps during rehab with Tracy Schmersal of Ottawa, Celina Manor physical therapy assistant.

By KATIE YANTIS Staff Writer NEW BREMEN - Equipped with an empty stomach and plenty of napkins, local residents gathered at the New Bremen American Legion for the third annual MAC Wingfest.

Perhaps you have considered it at one time or another. This just might be the perfect year to nominate your mother for a special honor.

A free weekend retreat for Catholic young men and women is being hosted by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood and the Sisters of the Precious Blood.

Organ music fills St. Joseph Catholic Church as members of the congregation arrive for Sunday morning Mass.

The number of people killed in traffic crashes across the Grand Lake area dropped by just one from 2007 to 2008.

Irma Oldiges scoots her wheelchair closer to the tree at Heritage Manor Nursing Center in Minster and picks up a box bearing red and gold paper.

By KATIE YANTIS Staff Writer COLUMBUS - A Minster native is reaching across country borders to help children in need with a new program directed toward music education.

Former Minster resident Kerri Seger is bringing music to children in poverty-stricken Haitian towns one note at a time.

There have been many traffic accidents involving teens in the area in the recent past.