Minster News

Agape Ministries' facility will soon increase by nearly 10,000 square feet and leaders of the agency are predicting expanded programming will result from the larger space.

A 50 percent budget cut has led to the termination of a full-time manager at Mercer County's only airport.

Staff photo/Angela Weaver: This photograph shows some of the Label Ladies, a group of women who clip UPC codes Monday mornings at the ABC Center in New Bremen.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer A U.S. senator is troubled by a Supreme Court decision which frees corporate spending on presidential and congressional campaigns.

Lorma M. Wiehe, 92, died at 1:10 p.m. Jan. 14, 2010, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster.

Staff photo/Katie Yantis: Vern Doenges speaks to volunteers gathered for the annual luncheon hosted by the United Way of Auglaize County.

Thursday, 14 January 2010 Staff photo/Katie Yantis: From left to right, Ben Stubbs, third place, Maddie Schmidt, second place, Nate Bostic, first place, and Joe Trzaska, alternate, pose for a photograph following the Minster Spelling Bee Wednesday night.

Wednesday, 06 January 2010 By KATIE YANTIS Staff Writer CELINA - A wellness opportunity has once again arrived for area residents to participate in this weekend.

A Wapakoneta Electric Department worker uses a small snow plow to clear the parking lot at its building on Industrial Drive this morning.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor Even though on paper the Auglaize County Engineer's Office proposed budget appears less than in the past, there are still some question marks to fill in as the county office prepares for 2010.

Board of education members received an offer they could not refuse Monday night.

Every vote counts is what some learned after a final recount on Monday determined the winners of two council seats in Auglaize County.

Tuesday December 1, 2009 Village paper mates Photo provided: Pictured is one of the greeting cards that Sara Suchland with Sara Paper designed in collaboration with the Friends of the New Bremen Library.

By ANGELA WEAVER Staff Writer NEW BREMEN - A local village opened bids on Wednesday for a project that will benefit its service departments.

Minster High School students Lauren Kauffman, left, Jessica Albers, Jamie St. Clair, Sarah Huelsman and Dana Brandewie check out food items collected by the school's National Honor Society.

By MIKE BURKHOLDER Managing Editor ST. MARYS - A challenger for the third and final council-at-large seat in St.

Village councilors Tuesday night authorized village administrator Don Harrod to seek legal opinions on the matter of purchasing green power through two proposed hydroelectric projects.

By KATIE YANTIS Staff Writer MINSTER - Students in Minster are gearing up to conduct the second round of a history project started last year.

By ALLISON ROORDA Staff Writer MINSTER - The holiday season is a time for giving and one local couple plans to do just that this year.

Staff photo/Angela Weaver: Aiden Teeters, 2, of New Bremen, sits on Santa's lap during a visit to Western Ohio True Value Hardware in Minster.