Saturday, March 4th, 2017
Obituaries on March 4th, 2017
Joan C. Kaiser, 86, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died on March 2, 2017, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Lois "Jean" Mescher, age 65, of Coldwater, passed on peacefully Friday, March 3, 2017 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Harvey Whitaker, 86, St. Marys, Ohio, died March 3, 2017, at Otterbein St. Marys Retirement Living Community, St. Marys, Ohio. [More]
Stories on March 4th, 2017
Holdheides' connection to land dates back to 1837
MARIA STEIN - Leonard Holdheide lived in the same house at the end of Hartings Road in Maria Stein for 71 years.
He was born in a room on the groun [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Elementary and middle school teachers have been teaching their students to be "Giraffe Heroes" - to stick their necks out for others and be more compassionate and courageous.
Mercer County
CELINA - Sewer rates will increase in the coming weeks for more than 2,000 users in four sewer districts.
Mercer County commissioners this week app
CELINA - Celina Tent will soon break ground on a 97,200-square-foot distribution center next to its current facility on state Route 29 in Celina, according to administration manager Jill Roy.
From staff reports
SIDNEY - The mayors of Celina, New Bremen and five other municipalities in the 12th Ohio Senate District have announced they have formed a legislative advocacy association.
From staff reports
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools will present an evening with the arts from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday.
From 5:30-6
ST. MARYS - Business representatives and officials who make up the the Area 8 Workforce Development Board on Friday morning discussed employment statistics and how they affect the area.
2017 Division II Girls State Bowling Tournament
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater coach Rick Hartings could see in the eyes of his bowlers that they would not be satisfied with anything less than gold. [More]
St. Henry defeats USV in opener; Fort Recovery tops Bremen in finale
COLDWATER - St. Henry began Friday night with a 64-51 victory Upper Scioto Valley to claim its sixth consecutive sectional title in Division IV hoops action at the Palace.
HARROD - Minster took control of a close game early in the fourth quarter and then held on down the stretch for a Division IV sectional championship and a 54-48 victory over the Temple Christian Pioneers on Friday night at Allen East High School.
Wayne Trace senior scores 52 in win over Parkway
ELIDA - Sometimes a team runs into a player who plays on a whole other level.
Parkway experienced that on Friday night when the Panthers faced Wayne Trace and its senior guard Ethan Linder.
Local pictures on March 4th, 2017