Tuesday, June 19th, 2018
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - Longtime Celina Police Detective Ronald Waltmire retired from law enforcement earlier this month but now looks forward to working for the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office.
He joined the department in February 1993 as a patrol officer. He was promoted to detective 10 years later by then-chief David Slusser and had served in that capacity since. [More]
Piper outlasts Habodasz in pitchers' duel as Celina edges Marion in ACME battle
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Fans arriving late to Montgomery Field for Monday's ACME baseball game missed all the offense.
Marion Local scored its run in the first inning before Celina's Ethan Piper shut down the Flyers. Austin Cotterman's two-run bloop double in the second held up for the Bulldogs to pick up the 2-1 win and split the season series with the Flyers. [More]
Obituaries on June 19th, 2018
Brenda K. Butturini, age 64, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018 at 9:04 am at the Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. [More]
John Anthony Fullenkamp, age 36, Fort Loramie, passed away suddenly Saturday af [More]
Hazel R. Jones Hahn, 96, Huntington, Indiana, died at 7 a.m. June 16, 2018, at Heritage Pointe in Huntington. [More]
David Peter Smith Sr., age 72, of Celina, died on Sunday June 17, 2018 at Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Deb McBride, 62, St. Marys, died on June 18, 2018, at her residence.
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Local pictures on June 19th, 2018
Subscriber stories on June 19th, 2018
FORT RECOVERY - Council members on Monday gave final authorization to place a five-year, 2.5-mill storm sewer emergency levy renewal on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
Celina
CELINA - School board members on Monday terminated third-grade teacher Greg Fledderjohann's contract after he reportedly made false accusations to the Ohio Board of Education against a fellow teacher and the elementary school principal.
ST. HENRY - Local law enforcement agencies will conduct active-school shooter training today and Wednesday at St. Henry High School.
The Mercer Cou
CELINA - Police officers are seeking information about an accident that occurred at 9 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Main and Market streets.
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reminds landowners and farmers that corn that is encroaching in the road rights of way can be a very serious sight problem on the narrower township and county roads.
RJ Corman will close Staeger Road between state routes 29 and 703 from July 25-28, according to the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
The railroad company plans to upgrade a signal and install a new panel in the crossing, according to a news release.
Mercer County's unemployment rate increased slightly in May but still remains the state's lowest.
May's rate was 2.5 percent, up from April's 2.3 percent, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
MARIA STEIN - Several new activities will debut at the Maria Stein Country Fest, including a thrill show and a child beauty pageant.
The annual fes
FORT RECOVERY - St. Henry pitcher Isaac Wendel one-hit Fort Recovery and the Redskins collected 14 hits of their own in a 15-0, five-inning run-rule victory on Monday evening.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Cole Frilling scattered three hits and struck out six and Coldwater moved in front of Marion Local for the top seed in the Mercer County ACME tournament with a 6-1 win over Parkway on Monday night at Veterans Field.
Former Celina standout to coach Bulldogs' girls basketball team
Cenzie Rushton is coming home to help revive the program she once thrived in.
Rushton, better known to Celina sports fans under her maiden name of