Tuesday, June 27th, 2017
Obituaries on June 27th, 2017
Neil Evan Stemley, age 78, St. Henry, Ohio, died June 26, 2017, at Mercer Health, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Daniel Dean Young, 50, of Ft. Wayne, IN. and formerly of Mendon, passed away at [More]
Neil A. Zizelman, 53, died unexpectedly at 9:40 pm June 23, 2017, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. [More]
Stories on June 27th, 2017
Councilor advises protection needed
CELINA - City councilman Fred LeJeune on Monday told parks and recreation committee members that the city's parks, which cover 124 acres, need a video surveillance system.
ST. MARYS - City Council members on Monday unanimously passed on third reading a resolution transferring a residential lot to the Resource and Opportunity Center.
NEW BREMEN - The annual Bremenfest community festival could soon become a thing of the past.
Those were the concerns echoed by two festival officials at the regular village council meeting on Monday. [More]
CELINA - People drive from all over Ohio to pick up breast milk from Laura Wilson for a multitude of reasons.
Some mothers may not produce enough m
Legislation would let multi-use vehicles travel on city streets
CELINA - City council members at Monday night's regular meeting advanced on a 5-2 vote legislation to permit "multi-use vehicles," including golf carts, on city streets where the speed limit is 25 mph or slower. [More]
CELINA - A 49-year-old Celina man who had been indicted on 34 felony charges, including theft, breaking and entering and possessing criminal tools, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of fifth-degree felony breaking and entering in a plea agreement.
CELINA - A different judge has been named to preside over the trial of a Mercer County man charged with robbing Celina's Best Western hotel in April.
ST. HENRY – Village council members learned Monday that the Ohio Department of Transportation will not conduct a speed study on Eastern Avenue.
FORT RECOVERY - Council members passed an ordinance on Monday to vacate two alleys as part of the William Street project.
The two alleys are surrou
CELINA - Members of the Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities will help plant seven trees during their planned service project week, July 17-21, to celebrate the agency's 50th anniversary.
Festival offers fireworks, music
CELINA - Those looking to get a head start on celebrating the Fourth of July next week will find plenty to do and see this weekend when the 13th annual Freedom Days celebration kicks off on Friday.
COLDWATER - Four Coldwater pitchers combined on a one-hitter and the Cavaliers locked up the top seed for this weekend's Mercer County ACME sectional tournament with a 4-0 win over Fort Recovery on Monday night at Veterans Field.
Last high school volleyball season, Paige Jones just missed out on a chance to play in the state final four.
As she gets ready for her senior season for New Bremen, she has extra motivation to help the Cardinals get to the state semifinals: A national championship. [More]
Zuma Automotive came back from one run down in the sixth to defeat C-Town Wings 7-6 to claim the Celina Rec Department Minor League Baseball title on
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Roman Mitchell became the second straight Celina High School graduate to capture a race of the Mercer Health 5K Challenge with his victory at the Country Fest 5K held Sunday in Maria Stein.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Daulen Froning's squeeze bunt in the bottom of the ninth scored Ethan Thieman to give St. Henry a 7-6 extra-innings win over Lima Central Catholic on Monday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Local pictures on June 27th, 2017