Thursday, March 21st, 2019
13-year-old used toy gun in school project
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - More than 20 people on Wednesday protested the three-day suspension a middle-school student received after submitting a history class project that contained a toy gun.
Carrying American flags and signs, veterans, students and concerned residents picketed in front of the middle school before the school bell rang and again in front of the high school as students left school in the afternoon. [More]
Hemmelgarn now in 20th year as St. Henry's Director of Basketball Operations
By Colin Foster
As an eighth grader at St. Henry, Paul Hemmelgarn realized his basketball career would not take off how he had planned.
He found a different way to help the team instead.
"(Coach Al Summers) asked if anybody was interested in doing stats for [More]
Obituaries on March 21st, 2019
Martin A. Ives, 59, of Celina, OH died 11:45 a.m. Saturday March 16, 2019 at The OSU Medical Center in Columbus, OH. [More]
Gordon R. Shivley, 71, of rural Delphos, passed away on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 [More]
Charles "Cork" Steinemann age 83, of Minster, Ohio, died at 8:55 PM on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Elmwood Assisted Living Center, New Bremen. [More]
Martha Schroeder age 77, of Anna, Ohio, went to be with the Lord at 3:35 PM on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney. [More]
Local pictures on March 21st, 2019
Subscriber stories on March 21st, 2019
LIMA (AP) - President Donald Trump returned Wednesday to Ohio, the state that foretold his 2016 victory, with a tour of a tank plant, where he touted
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - Longtime school district treasurer Lori Koch submitted her letter of resignation to board members at Wednesday's meeting.
Koch has
Ticket sales strong for concert
CELINA - Mercer County Fair Board members learned on Tuesday the fair has received $112,523 in sponsorships and donations so far this year.
Fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp said the total is a 40 percent increase over the same time last year.
CELINA - Celina Emergency Medical Services personnel on Wednesday administered Narcan to a Mercer County jail inmate after an apparent overdose, which sparked an investigation into how the drugs got into the jail.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Superintendent Jason Schrader announced on Wednesday that the school building project has moved into its second phase.
Declaring the d
MONTEZUMA - Mayor Randy Garman told council members on Wednesday he is working to have the driver who ran into the guardrail on State Route 703 pay for the damages.
Division IV State Boys Basketball Preview
The top-three teams in Division IV - No. 1 Berlin Hiland, No. 2 Crestview and No. 3 St. Henry - all reached the OHSAA State Basketball Tournament. No. 11 Richmond Heights will be in the house, too.