Friday, August 21st, 2015
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Despite a drop in some entries due to heavy rains earlier this summer and a state-ordered moratorium on poultry exhibits, officials say the 163rd Mercer County Fair was a success.
"We were very pleased with attendance," fair manager Cara [More]
Obituaries on August 21st, 2015
It is with joy that Gerald "Jerry" "Sam" Houston was released from the grip of Alzheimer's on August 16, 2015. [More]
Kathy L. Ward, 66, of St. Marys, OH died 3:09 p.m. Tuesday August 18, 2015 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima, OH. [More]
Robert James Cooper, 50, of Tulsa, Okla., died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. He had been a patient at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, for seven months. [More]
Penny Warnell, 69, Coldwater, died on Aug. 20, 2015, at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Lyn Ann Lilly, 63, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 7:54 A.M. Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at the Ohio State University Medical Center, after a long illness. [More]
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FORT RECOVERY - Athletic director Kurt Rammel on Thursday night revealed his department's long-term goals with a top priority of improving the football field.
ST. MARYS - A 90-minute standoff ended peacefully Thursday night when police officers convinced a man accused of domestic violence to surrender, according to a news release.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina bounced back from losing its WBL girls tennis opener on Monday with a 5-0 shutout of Bath at the Booster Club Tennis Complex at Celina High School on Thursday.