Friday, March 7th, 2014
Group's top honor goes to Overman
By Doug Drexler
CELINA - Those who help others in need were honored Thursday by the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce.
Mike Overman was named citizen of the year for his dedication as superintendent of the Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities. [More]
Division III Boys Basketball District Semifinals
By Gary R. Rasberry
ADA - It was a double whammy of sorts for the St. Henry Redskins on Thursday.
A cold shooting effort was doubly impacted by Liberty-Benton's hot shooting as the Eagles dispatched the Redskins 57-34 in the Division III district semifinals at the King Horn Center on the campus of Ohio Northern University. [More]
Division IV Girls Basketball Regional Semifinals
By Robb Hemmelgarn
TIPP CITY - It was a showdown between the Midwest Athletic Conference and the Shelby County League on Thursday night, as the New Knoxville Rangers tussled with the Fort Loramie Redskins in the Division IV girls basketball regional semifinal at Tippecanoe High School. [More]
Obituaries on March 7th, 2014
Charles A. "Monk" Snavely Mowery, 58, Celina, passed away at LifeCare at the Sycamore Hospital in Miamisburg on March 5, 2014. [More]
Bernice Maxine Cook Miller, 94, Coldwater, passed away March 6, 2014, at her home. [More]
Donald "Mick" McDermitt, 81, St. Marys, died March 6, 2014, at Lima Memorial He [More]
Sylvia Kohlhorst, 71, St. Marys, died March 5, 2014, at her residence.
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Constance "Connie" L. Arblaster, 60, New Bremen, died March 5, 2014, at 5:40 p.m. at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on March 7th, 2014
Subscriber stories on March 7th, 2014
NEW KNOXVILLE - Creating custom educational paths for individual students and helping them find their passion is the key to a successful student and school, according to area officials.
CELINA - The local heroin epidemic is taxing the resources of a county agency assigned with protecting children from abuse and neglect.
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CELINA - Parasites, stinging ants and mud slides were some of the challenges a local ag official experienced during her two-year assignment with the Peace Corps in Panama.
CELINA - Rick Metzger raced around the stage at the Galleria Thursday, trying to keep up with his own rapid-fire speech which he said clocks in at about 150 words per minute.
CELINA - Two mothers say Common Core State Standards are needlessly complicating the learning process and engendering the indoctrination of their children with liberal values.
AP All-Northwest District Basketball
New Knoxville's Haley Horstman added to her awards resume as the Rangers' senior was named the Associated Press's Northwest District Division IV Girls Basketball Player of the Year by the District Media Panel as the All-District teams were released Thursday evening.