Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Large crowd attends program at Parkway
By Amy Kronenberger
ROCKFORD - More than 150 residents, teachers and school officials from area districts met Monday at the Parkway school auditorium to learn more about Common Core and its effect on local schools.
Heidi Huber of Cincinnati told the crowd Common Core [More]
St. Henry company who supplied roof went bankrupt
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - Officials doubt the village will be reimbursed for a lifetime guaranteed metal roof that has deteriorated on a park shelter house.
Blosser Stephens, formerly of St. Henry, supplied the "hurricane-proof" shingles for the park project several years ago. The company filed for bankruptcy less than a year after it opened its doors along state Route 118 in 2009. [More]
By Margie Wuebker
Two Celina men were injured in a three-vehicle accident at 2:06 p.m. Monday at the intersection of U.S. 127 and Coldwater Creek Road, south of Celina.
Nathaniel Paul Ayers, 26, of Celina, was stopped northbound on U.S. 127, waiting to turn left, [More]
Obituaries on September 24th, 2013
Werner W. Stelzer, 93, Celina, passed away Sept. 23, 2013, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on September 24th, 2013
Subscriber stories on September 24th, 2013
Officials with local cooperatives Mercer Landmark and Fort Recovery Equity Exchange are discussing the possibility of a merger.
"We just started th
Attorneys for a Union City man charged in the November 2011 double homicide of a Fort Recovery father and daughter were granted extra dollars to hire additional help for his defense.
ST. MARYS - City council is reconsidering the proposed construction of a large LED sign on school property after a resident and three council members spoke out against it Monday night.
The July death of a 27-day-old infant has been ruled a case of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinricks signed the death certificate of Aidyn Kitchen recently after receiving an autopsy report from the Montgomery County Coroner's Office in Dayton.
CELINA - The debate over two-hour parking in the downtown reached a boiling point on Monday night, as frustration with the long-unsettled issue overwhelmed both a city councilman and a Main Street merchant.
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday unanimously approved the purchase of a miniature backhoe.
The equipment had been rented during the s
CELINA - All in all, it was a good night for the Celina girls soccer team.
A Western Buckeye League win, both seniors scoring goals on Senior Night and after it was all said in done, sole possession of first place in the league standings.
Computer Points
We are approaching the halfway point of the high school football regular season and teams are already starting to pay attention to how they compare with the other teams in their particular region.
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Compiled by Ryan Hines and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's girls tennis team wrapped up their regular season home schedule with a 5-0 loss to Findlay at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.