CELINA - Mercer County Historical Society Director Cait Clark places a small device on a table, pushes the record button and waits for her subject to spool out memories.

They may be glimpses into a small family dairy farm decades ago, a recipe handed down over the generations or something a bit daring, maybe illicit, let's say, a candle in the window signaling a fresh batch of bootleg booze is ready for the taking. [More]

CELINA - A Wawa convenience store/gas station is set to be built next year at 1401 State Route 703, the current site of the China Wok Buffett.

Reese Moore, a commercial agent for Crawford Hoying of Dublin, submitted a site plan review for a proposed 6,372-square-foot Wawa on 2.23 acres to the Celina Planning Commission in late August. [More]

  JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - A crowded field of candidates is vying for two open seats on the Jefferson Township Board of Trustees in the Nov. 4 general election.

Long-entrenched incumbents Keith G. Houts and Kent Marbaugh argue their decades of experience and procedural knowledge make them the best candidates for the job, while four challengers - Chad Braun, Kyle Gray, Bob McNew and John Woods - insist it's time for a new set of trustees with fresh ideas about governance. [More]

CELINA - Celina's football season hasn't gone according to script.

But the Bulldogs are determined to have it end on a positive note.

On Friday, Parker Bertke rushed 17 times for 241 yards and three touchdowns in leading Celina to a 45-28 win over Ottawa-Glandorf in WBL play at Celina Stadium. Snapping a two-game losing streak, Celina improved to 3-6 overall and 3-5 in league play. Ottawa-Glandorf, which led 7-3 after one quarter, fell to 0-9 and 0-8. [More]

CELINA - RCS Construction aims to develop a new condo project with 33 housing units, green space, a swimming pool and a lakeside beach on a vacant plot of land off State Route 703 between Lakeside Drive and Mariner Point Drive.

The Celina Planning Commission on Thursday evening unanimously approved RCS Construction's site plan review for what is tentatively being dubbed Beach Club, documents shared at the meeting show. [More]

  MARION TOWNSHIP - Long-serving Marion Township trustees Ronald Bruns and Larry R. Reichert are facing a challenge from political newcomer Andrew T. Kremer in the Nov. 4 general election.

Marion Township's board is made up of three trustees, who each serve four-year terms. Bruns and Reichert are both seeking reelection this year. Trustee Perry Unrast won't be up for reelection until 2027. [More]

  COLDWATER - In the volleyball battle between Van Wert and Mercer Counties, Mercer County completed a clean sweep.

Defending Division VI state champs Coldwater fended off a tenacious Lincolnview squad in the first sectional final of Thursday at the Palace, picking up a 23-25, 25-12, 25-20, 25-12 win over the Lancers. In the nightcap, Parkway's second matchup of the season against Crestview was close to the first as the Panthers swept the Knights 25-17, 25-18, 25-12. [More]

CELINA - A Celina-based coalition of volunteers dedicated to stemming feral cat populations in Mercer County primarily through a process known as trap, spay/neuter and return (TNR) is seeking the moral and financial support of Celina City Council.

A large crowd packed council chambers at this week's council meeting, with many of the attendees wearing Celina Cares shirts in a show of solidarity for the nonprofit founded by residents Sara Kriegel and Jackie Crouch in late 2019. [More]

CELNA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office's newest recruit, a German shorthaired pointer with a brown-and-white coat, keen sense of smell and desire to serve, got to work sniffing for narcotics earlier this week at the Mercer County jail.

K-9 Ran [More]