One day, while checking the status of a book ordered online, Moritz Stephan noticed that it was shipping from nearly 600 miles away. Stephan–a 16-year-old living in Vienna–and a friend, 17-year-old Konstantin Klinger–recognized a business opportunity.

“We asked ourselves why they would have to ship our book from so far away when the same book is probably available at a local store just a few blocks away,” Stephan tells Co.Exist. “Realizing that this is awfully inefficient and harmful to local businesses at the same time, the idea to provide a service that combines the simplicity and convenience of an online shop with the proximity and expertise of local businesses was born.”

The pair launched Lobu, a startup that works with local bookstores to provide same-day delivery of books by bike.October 17, 2011

Robert Lee Haller, 86, a resident of Wyngate Retirement Community in Lima, formerly a resident of Otterbein St. Marys, died at 2:48 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, at Lima Memorial Health System, following an extended illness.

He was born on Jan. 9, 1925, in Kossuth, Auglaize County, the son of Albert Theodore and Hazel Chesta (Gross) Haller, and they preceded him in death.

October 17, 2011

KENTON — The St. Marys boys cross country team finished fourth and the girls squad finished sixth at the Western Buckeye League cross country championships, while the Van Wert boys and Shawnee girls teams captured league titles in Kenton on Saturday.

Runners raced in blustery, cold conditions on the new 3.1-mile circuit mowed out of the infield and surrounding land of the Hardin County