Wednesday, June 5th, 2013
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The city has taken possession of the former First Financial Bank at 225 N. Main Street, but it will take a few months until most of the municipal offices are moved.
Several city employees have begun moving furniture and other items into the building purchased by the city for $1.95 million. The police department will be transferred first and settle into the basement of the 36,000-square-foot building. [More]
By Ryan Hines
CELINA - Cody Castle has excelled as a pitching coach thus far in his brief tenure as a college baseball assistant coach.
Grand Lake Mariners general manager Mike Goldschmidt is hopeful that Castle can continue that success in his first managerial position this summer in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League. [More]
Obituaries on June 5th, 2013
John Conkle Jr., 74, Celina, died at 3:25 a.m. June 1, 2013, at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Ruth L. Jacobs, 92, Celina, died June 3, 2013, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Ruth H. Langsdon, 93, St. Marys, died at 11:55 a.m. June 3, 2013, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Ruth Makley-Huwer, 92, St. Marys, died June 4, 2013, at Elmwood Assisted Living [More]
James Wycuff, 73, of Celina, died June 4, 2013, at St. Rita's Medical Center in [More]
Local pictures on June 5th, 2013
Subscriber stories on June 5th, 2013
ST. MARYS - Teachers in the district will be held to a new standard, according to an approved preliminary evaluation policy.
The school board's pol
County contracts to install turn lane on state Route 29 for distribution center
CELINA - Mercer County officials on Tuesday contracted with the state to install a left turn lane on state Route 29 in preparation for the construction of a distribution center for plumbing supply giant Ferguson Enterprises.
ROCKFORD - A Rockford resident wants to improve her home but is having difficulty finding village ordinances to ensure she complies with the laws.
CELINA - You feeling like blueberry lavender or salted caramel? How about a gourmet version of a classic, say Belgian Chocolate?
Former Columbus re
CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners were established in 1990 and in 22 years of Great Lakes Summer Collegieate League baseball, the Blue and Teal have posted 14 seasons with a winning record.
There's a lot of similarities when comparing Parkway softball coach Mark Esselstein and Colonel Crawford's Chuck Huggins.
Esselstein and Huggins ea
FORT RECOVERY - A four-run first inning for Celina did not hold up as Fort Recovery tied the score in the second and then took the lead for good in
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater's ACME team improved to 3-0 after sweeping a doubleheader over Marion Local on Tuesday at Veterans Field.