Friday, December 16th, 2016
By Jared Mauch
CELINA - A Dayton man was sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas court Thursday for the charges stemming from the 2015 burglary of TJ's Grocerette in Rockford and a string of other burglaries around the state.
Judge Jeffrey Ingraham sentenced Danny Longstreath, 65, to up to three years of community control sanctions. His nephew, Kenneth Longstreath on Wednesday received a similar verdict for his role in the same crimes. [More]
By Colin Foster
MINSTER - Any championship-caliber basketball team throughout history has hung its hat on the defensive end.
If Thursday is any indication, Minster fits that mold.
After getting outscored by Coldwater 12-6 in the first quarter, the defending MAC champion Wildcats dug in defensively - limiting the Cavaliers to 21 points on 6-of-23 shooting over the final three quarters en route to a 48-33 victory. [More]
Obituaries on December 16th, 2016
Marie D. Brown, age 92, of Coldwater, passed away Wednesday evening, December 14, 2016 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Dale E. Wycuff, 65, Celina, Ohio, died December 14, 2016 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, OH. [More]
Ruth A. Niemeyer, 91, New Knoxville, died 5:27 P.M. Saturday, December 3, 2016, at Vancrest of Saint Marys Nursing Home. [More]
Steven J. Hirsch, 70, Saint Marys, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
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Subscriber stories on December 16th, 2016
CELINA - Too often Mercer County officials have seen children abused and neglected by an unscrupulous mate brought into a single parent's home.
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MARIA STEIN - Defensive pressure by Marion Local wore down a determined St. Henry squad as the Flyers picked up their first MAC girls basketball win of the season with a 59-40 win at the Hangar on Thursday night.
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Fort Recovery outscored Delphos St. John's 37-9 in the second and third quarters to pull away for a 52-21 win in Thursday night MAC girls basketball action at Fort Site Fieldhouse. The win improves the Indians to 5-0 and 2-0 in MAC play.
NEW KNOXVILLE - New Knoxville scored the game's first 10 points and never looked back, picking up a 50-31 victory over the Parkway Panthers on Thursday night at Ranger Gymnasium in New Knoxville.