Friday, May 15th, 2015
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - Joe Hawk's high school structural engineering students spent two weeks this spring building the log bridge, the newest challenge a battalion of runners will face Saturday at the fourth annual Mad Run.
"The planks the participants w [More]
Division II Sectional Baseball
By Dave Stilwell
ST. MARYS - St. Marys pitcher Nathan Wilker faced just three batters above the minimum as the Roughriders shut out Kenton 3-0 Thursday at K.C. Geiger Park to advance to the Division II district semifinals.
St. Marys advances to the district semifinals at Bluffton University against Bath next Thursday at 2 p.m. Bath advanced with an impressive 13-0 victory over Upper Sandusky. [More]
Obituaries on May 15th, 2015
Pamela J. Myers, age 55, Portland, passed away Wednesday in Mercer County Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Barbara J. Murphy, age 76, of Tipp City, formerly of Celina, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Randall House in Tipp City. [More]
Gene Francis Metzinger, 89, Rockford and formerly of Erie, Pa., died at 3:35 a. [More]
Local pictures on May 15th, 2015
Subscriber stories on May 15th, 2015
COLDWATER - The search for a new school district superintendent has been narrowed to four finalists.
William Hanak of Paulding Exempted Village Sch
Teacher challenges her students with assignments
ROCKFORD - Parkway High School English teacher Jessica Rolfes this year challenged more than 80 freshmen to complete 25 challenging, creative tasks.
The 2016 race for the Ohio Senate seat held by Keith Faber, R-Celina, is heating up as another former state representative has announced his candidac
ROCKFORD - A manure pollution complaint connected to Rockford Dairy on Tama Road has been forwarded to the Ohio Department of Agriculture for review.
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors reviewed the complaint Thursday during their regular meeting.
Division IV Sectional Softball
ST. HENRY - Jumping on teams early in games this season had been something the St. Henry softball team struggled with.
The key word there - 'had.'
Division II Sectional Baseball
CELINA - There was much less suspense to be dealt in the second meeting in just over a week between Celina and Shawnee, when the Bulldogs held on for a 6-5 win to claim a share of the WBL title.
Thursday's Local Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell was as close to perfection as could be on Thursday night at Wally Post Athletic Complex.