Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
Obituaries on December 22nd, 2020
Jo Ann (Roettger) Shaffer, age 89, of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at her home. [More]
Robert L. Wolfe, age 86, of Celina, passed away, after a battle with cancer on December 20, 2020 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Audrey L. Gill, age 92, of Marion, Ohio and formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Marion General Hospital. [More]
Betty Eileen Kuhn, 86, Rockford, died on Dec. 20, 2020, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Raymond Allard, age 91 of Greenville passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at his daughter's home in rural Versailles. [More]
Stories on December 22nd, 2020
First shots administered Monday in Mercer Co.
CELINA - Briarwood Village in Coldwater and Celina Manor officials were among the first in the area on Monday to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff. [More]
CELINA - School board members on Monday night agreed to press ahead with putting a building project on the May 4 primary election ballot.
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CELINA - City council members on Monday closed out the year at their final regular meeting by approving the final version of the 2021 budget and a new three-year contract with the union representing dispatchers.
COLUMBUS - Mercer County Prosecutor Matthew Fox and Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey and the victim of a 2013 sexual battery case have filed a request
ST. HENRY - Council members on Monday approved 3% raises for village employees and elected officials and reappointed Richard M. Delzeith as the village solicitor.
FORT RECOVERY - Board members have gleaned some information on when school staff may receive COVID-19 vaccinations administrators revealed at Monday's meeting.
MINSTER - The elementary school playground could soon receive a facelift in honor of a recently deceased teacher.
Former longtime kindergarten teacher Lisa Piening, 59, died in October. Superintendent Brenda Boeke said Piening had been a staunch advocate of allowing kids time for outside play.
CELINA - Celina Middle School will host its Merry and Bright Christmas Lights display from 6-9 p.m. today at the Mercer County Fairgrounds, with proceeds to benefit Relay For Life.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members approved after final reading a wage ordinance during a brief Monday evening meeting.
The ordinance corrects the pay schedule of all salaried and hourly employees.
Panthers hold off Bulldogs for victory
CELINA - The Parkway girls basketball team had never trailed when Taylor Klingshirn tied the game at 33 with 5:40 left in the fourth quarter.
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St. Henry fell behind 14-3 after one quarter and never recovered as Lima Central Catholic posted a 59-20 win in non-conference girls basketball action on Monday at Herr Gymnasium in Lima.
ST. HENRY - Where other teenagers choose a college based on the campus atmosphere, Ryan Uhlenhake took a more philosophical approach when he picked Indiana Tech.
Local pictures on December 22nd, 2020