Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
By Kathy Thompson
CELINA - One of the city's longest operating eateries has shut its doors. Casey Jones Restaurant, 438 E. Market St., closed Monday after 42 years.
Business owner Randy Niblick, 61, said the "almost overnight" decision is bittersweet.
"I'm tired [More]
By Doug Drexler
CELINA - Not many business relationships last 100 years, so Bill Montgomery and Bob Leugers had to celebrate theirs in style.
The principals behind the Celina Insurance Group and Leugers Insurance agency rolled up to the Group's 100th anniversary celebration Tuesday in a carriage pulled by two white horses. [More]
Coldwater senior first to earn 12 varsity letters
By Gary R. Rasberry
To earn four varsity letters in one sport is a tremendous accomplishment.
To do it in two sports is extraordinary.
At Coldwater, no athlete has ever accomplished the feat in three sports.
Kelsey Koesters became the first Cavalier athlete to earn the honor after picking up her fourth monogram award in softball this spring. Koesters also earned the four letters each in golf and bowling. [More]
Obituaries on May 21st, 2014
Thomas S. "Tom" Richards, 69, Celina, went to be with his heavenly father on Ma [More]
Deacon John G. Holthaus, 69, Sidney, passed away at his residence on May 19, 2014, at 8:03 p.m. after an extended illness. [More]
Janice Raffel, 91, Russia, died at 9:59 a.m. May 20, 2014, at her home.
She w [More]
Helen Marie Huddlestun Robbins, 83, formerly of Celina and living in Ventura, C [More]
Local pictures on May 21st, 2014
Subscriber stories on May 21st, 2014
CELINA - It's good most people in Mercer County used electronic voting machines on Election Day because paper ballots supplied to the county couldn't be used.
ROCKFORD - Three property owners have been ordered to remove their dilapidated homes.
Village administrator Jeff Long on Tuesday told council membe
FORT RECOVERY - Every employee of the school district will receive a pay increase each of the next three years.
Board of education members on Tuesd
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Community Development Organization has finalized the purchase of 22.7 acres of land to expand the Marion Township Industrial Park.
MINSTER - A solar field on village property should be operational by year's end.
Council members on Tuesday authorized the execution of a power purchase agreement with American Renewable Power and Energy, passing the ordinance as an emergency without the required three readings.
NEW BREMEN - Graduation ceremonies for 67 New Bremen High School seniors is Sunday with commencement at 2:30 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Local ministers will conduct baccalaureate services at 1:30 p.m. at the James F. Dicke Auditorium.
MINSTER - The former Time Warner Cable office in Minster should see new life as a motel for business travelers.
Roy Brown, general manager of the Inn at Versailles, and his wife, Elaine, hope to have the building at 1 S. Hanover St. converted into a five-room motel by the end of this summer.
Division IV District Softball
WAPAKONETA - To win in the tournament, teams must be good in hitting and pitching and on defense.
The Minster softball team showed flashes of gre
All-WBL Baseball and Softball
St. Marys catcher Isaac Fitzgerald was named the Western Buckeye League Baseball Player of the Year by the league coaches.
In softball, Bath standout pitcher Kimmy Reynolds was named the league's softball Player of the Year for the second straight season.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys won its 20th game of the baseball season by beating Tiffin Columbian 9-2 in a recently scheduled game on Tuesday in Tiffin.