Saturday, December 8th, 2018
SUV carrying Coldwater swim team members strikes tractor
By Tom Stankard
BUTLER TOWNSHIP - Six people were injured when an SUV carrying Coldwater High School swim team members struck the back of a tractor on Fleetfoot Road at about 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Emily Prenger, 17, Coldwater, was driving a GMC SUV with four passengers southbound on Fleetfoot Road between Buschor and Younger roads, Mercer County Corrections Capt. Doug Timmerman said. [More]
By Colin Foster
NEW BREMEN - Celina coach Jay Imwalle watched New Bremen rally to defeat Kalida last week.
"Kalida got up 8-10 points twice on New Bremen, and New Bremen fought back," Imwalle said. "That's what we talked to the kids about all week. We knew they weren't going to go away. They were not going to quit."
The Bulldogs didn't allow the Cardinals to stage a comeback Friday. [More]
Obituaries on December 8th, 2018
Anne E. Moody, age 45 of Minster, Ohio died on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Miriam "Pat" Neely, 95, of Saint Marys, died 9:45 P.M. Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Myron C. Stachler, age 80 of Carthagena died Friday, December 07, 2018 at St. Rita's, Lima. [More]
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Celina
CELINA - City officials were pleasantly surprised this week when they unsealed bids for two big projects next year, the seating portion of the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater and a street reconstruction project.
CELINA - Joshua Bruns, 37, New Bremen, pleaded no contest on Friday to vehicular homicide, a first-degree misdemeanor, in Celina Municipal Court.
A third-party construction company not affiliated with Frontier Communications on Friday afternoon severed the company's fiber optic and copper telecommunication cables between Ohio City and Willshire, disrupting landline phone, internet and 911 service calls, a company official said.
COLDWATER - You couldn't ask for a better look to win the game.
Coldwater's Grant Meyer rebounded a missed layup by Marcus Bruns, but his uncontest
VERSAILLES - Fort Recovery struggled getting into their offense early on Friday night.
And when the Indians were able to put some things together, they were playing catch-up to Versailles.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster
The Parkway boys basketball team fell from the unbeaten ranks Friday with a 56-50 loss to Van Wert at the Cougar Den.
The Cougars were led by Nate Place, who finished with 20 points. Drew Bagley netted 14 points.