Thursday, April 21st, 2011
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A tornado with wind speeds of 115 to 150 miles per hour caused the devastation in Celina late Tuesday night.
The National Weather Service of Wilmington confirmed Wednesday the tornado that hit at 11:40 p.m. had an estimated path 30 yards wide and is thought to have reached an EF2 rating. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Two county employees are back to work today after a criminal investigation of improper use of vacation time revealed no wrongdoing.
Mercer County Veterans Services Commission members Harry Sunderland, Butch Duerr and Charles Robert Howell unanimously approved a motion during an emergency meeting Wednesday to allow veterans service director Tom Risch and administrative assistant Barb Phillips to return to work. The pair were put on paid administrative leave Friday. [More]
Obituaries on April 21st, 2011
Mildred K. Homan, 88, Coldwater, died April 19, 2011, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on April 21st, 2011
Subscriber stories on April 21st, 2011
WAPAKONETA - A CareFlight helicopter nurse told jurors Wednesday she believed patient Steven Casad was lucid when he described the violent beating he suffered in an alley in St. Marys last September.
ST. MARYS - An area fifth-grader will compete in the state God, Flag and Country public speaking contest.
Alli Schlosser and freshman Weston Hirsch
CELINA - The Celina High School student art show for the first time will include alumni artwork in honor of art teacher Kathy Place retiring after 36 years.
Last Curtain Call
A 1-3 record just wasn't the way it was supposed to start.
As the 2005 softball season began, New Bremen's head coach Craig Griesdorn figured the lengthy remainder of the spring could only go in one of two directions.
CELINA - The University of Northwestern Ohio added another local bowler to its roster for next year after Celina standout Amber Fennig signed with the Lima-based NAIA school on Monday.