Saturday, July 8th, 2017
Celina lefty turns down Reds, hopes to be high pick in 2020
By Colin Foster
CELINA - Seth Lonsway fell to the Reds in the 19th round of last month's Major League Baseball draft. That wasn't supposed to happen.
"I put in all the hard work and I started seeing the results, you know, I came out this spring and touched 94 miles per hour and was sitting at 91 to 93 all of spring ball," Lonsway said. "Guys were saying all the way up until two weeks before the draft that you're definitely a second-to-fifth rounder. We heard that numerous times from numerous scouts. [More]
Obituaries on July 8th, 2017
Fred Boecker, 97, of Minster died at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen. Ser [More]
Marcus S. High, 34, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family at 4:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at his residence in St. Marys. [More]
Rev. Glen W. Perin, age 89, passed away of natural causes late Wednesday evenin [More]
Esther A. Knapke, age 90, of Cranberry Prairie, died on Friday, July 7, 2017 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Marjorie L. Houts, age 85, of Celina, Ohio passed away at 7:00 P.M., on Friday, July 7, 2017, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 8th, 2017
BURKETTSVILLE - The Courage to Live Foundation will host a benefit for the Center for Neurological Development from July 14-16, at Wendelin Sports Club.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners next week likely will act upon a request to contribute $6,322 toward a pilot test of manure technology.
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Chickasaw to use funds for lifting system
CHICKASAW - The Chickasaw Community Mutual Fire Co. has been awarded $17,267 for operations and safety upgrades through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.