Friday, March 3rd, 2017
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County Job and Family Services Director Angela Nickell this week pleaded with county commissioners to allow her to use a storage room for supervised, court-mandated visitations between parents and children.
The department now uses a small, square room in the Mercer County Central Services Building that Nickell said is cramped and inadequate for many reasons. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ELIDA - For Coldwater, it was turnovers.
For Fort Recovery, is was struggling to make shots.
Those factors played key roles in both teams' having their seasons ended at the Division III girls basketball district semifinals at the Elida Fieldhouse on Thursday. [More]
Obituaries on March 3rd, 2017
M. Jean Prueter, 86, Botkins, Ohio, died 5:55 A.M. Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the Wapakoneta Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Ross "Jake" Webb, age 100, of Mendon, OH, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at 11:30 pm at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford, OH. [More]
Joan C. Kaiser, 86, died on March 2, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater.
A [More]
Local pictures on March 3rd, 2017
Subscriber stories on March 3rd, 2017
WAPAKONETA - Shelby County Board of Elections members have voted unanimously to temporarily transfer 60 of their registered voters to Auglaize County for the May 2 primary election, an Auglaize County official said.
Citizen, business, humanitarian honors bestowed
CELINA - Five local businesses, organizations and residents were honored Thursday night at the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce's awards banquet.
CELINA - A former pastor laid out the case for the pro-life movement to a roomful of men and women last week, equipping them with arguments to deploy in the perennial abortion debate.
WAPAKONETA - Upper Scioto Valley came from behind to defeat Marion Local, 47-43, in overtime to open the Division IV district semifinal round on Thursday at Wapakoneta High School.