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January 5th, 2012
ST. MARYS — A local police officer met with area seniors to inform them about the importance of personal safety.
St. Marys Police Sgt. Jake Sutton put on a safety program for senior citizens at the Auglaize County Council on Aging Wednesday morning, where he stressed the seniors should be aware of their surroundings, take certain precautions and have an emergency plan in place.
January 4th
ST. MARYS — There will be a weigh in for the Grand Health Challenge from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at JTDMH's cardiac center.
ST. MARYS — The American Red Cross of Auglaize County is honoring its donors this month in conjunction with National Blood Donor Month.
According to a news release issued by the Red Cross, National Blood Donor Month has been celebrated since 1970 and is used to “pay tribute to the nearly 11 million people who give blood each year, and encourage others to start the New Year off right by coming to give the gift of life.”
ST. MARYS — A Sidney legislator says balancing the state’s biennial budget without raising taxes was among his highlights of 2011.
“As I told our caucus, that’s what Republicans are supposed to do — balance budgets without raising taxes,” State Rep. John Adams told The Evening Leader. “Balancing the budget was pretty memorable.”
January 3rd
Jan. 3: There will be a weigh in for the Grand Health Challenge from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. today at JTDMH's cardiac center and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Mercer County Health Department.
The Minster Village Council is scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. today.
Jan. 4: There will be a weigh in for the Grand Health Challenge from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. today at Wapak Medical Center and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at JTDMH's cardiac center.
ST. MARYS — There will be a weigh in for the Grand Health Challenge from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. today at JTDMH's cardiac center and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Mercer County Health Department.
ST. MARYS — A local school’s culinary program recently received a grant to help “green” their classroom.
Michelle Langmeyer, the Culinary Arts and Nutrition, instructor at St. Marys Memorial High School, recently received a grant from the Dayton region McDonald’s restaurants to promote healthy eating. Langmeyer’s goal is to help her students see how food begins before it hits their plates or their refrigerators.
ST. MARYS — St. Marys City Councilors put in a little work on Monday.
Councilors approved, under suspension of rules, an emergency ordinance approving the appointment of Craig Moeller as the city’s interim safety-service director. The measure also waived the requirement for Moeller to be a licensed professional engineer, which is a requirement under the city’s codified ordinances when it comes to the safety-service director position. However, City Law Director Kraig Noble noted waiving the requirement has been done in the past.
January 2nd
NEW KNOXVILLE — A service is now available to New Knoxville residents and businesses interested in looking into their security.
The New Knoxville Police Department is offering a security service to help village residents and businesses make their property safer. The police department offers security surveys, in which officers will walk through and evaluate the security of a property, based on a list of items.
December 30th, 2011
ST. MARYS — Local councilors recognized those who are leaving their city duties during their last meeting of the year Friday evening.
St. Marys City Councilors passed three resolutions of appreciation during their Friday night meeting, recognizing Todd Fleagle, Michael Kleinhenz and Greg Freewalt.
"It's been a pleasure working with them," Law Director Kraig Noble said.
"I'm looking forward to seeing them around the community, and I know they'll still be interested in what goes on in the community."
