Thursday, February 13th, 2014
Obituaries on February 13th, 2014
Lynn E. Wibbeler, 56, New Bremen, died at 6:27 a.m. Feb. 11, 2014, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, following an extended illness. [More]
Sam Dixon, 85, Celina, died Feb. 13, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockfo [More]
Stories on February 13th, 2014
Mercer among top recipients of state funds for lending
Government red tape nearly discouraged two Coldwater women from pursuing a county loan for the business of their dreams.
In the end, the financial [More]
Sketchy information about an alleged missing woman and another possible suspect in the Grube murder case were raised during a hearing Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - Former police chief Dave Slusser believes Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel was harboring ill feelings against him for some time.
During the second [More]
COLDWATER - The chamber of commerce on Wednesday evening honored citizens and businesses that made the village a better place to live the past year.
Janet and Ralph Gels of The Gels Home, an assisted living facility, were chosen as citizens of the year.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Memorial High School likely will return to a semester system next school year after a two-year trial with a trimester schedule.
NEW BREMEN - A community meeting is set for 7 p.m. April 23 to discuss the school district's 1 percent continuing income tax levy on the May ballot.
The event - to be held in the New Bremen High School auditorium - was scheduled by board members meeting Wednesday night.
NEW BREMEN - Two people were injured and traffic was snarled for about an hour following an accident at a busy intersection in the village Wednesday morning.
Division II District Diving
Celina freshman Sawyer Weitzel made a big splash at the Division II district diving competition at Oak Harbor on Wednesday.
Weitzel set a school record for points while capturing the district championship and advancing to next week's state meet in Canton. [More]
MINSTER  - Although both teams showed signs of fatigue after playing four games within the last 7-8 days, Minster used a great defensive effort with some pin-point shooting from three-point range to knock off Troy, 47-31 on Wednesday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
The annual matchup between St. Henry and Fort Recovery has a lot of excitement already built in as the teams renew pleasantries at Fort Site Fieldhouse Friday night.
COLDWATER - The wide-open spaces of Big Sky country suits Christina Seas just fine.
The Coldwater distance specialist signed a national letter-of-intent with the University of Montana on Tuesday, joining a solid Division I program for cross country and track and field.
COLDWATER - After helping Coldwater to back-to-back regional tournament appearances, Kelsey Rammel will move on to play volleyball collegiately at national junior college power Columbus State.
It's a good news, bad news situation right now for Celina's boys basketball team.
First the bad news.
After an 11-3 start to the season, Celina has hit a slump recently, losing three of the last four games.
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