Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The state will not release its share of $51 million for the Celina City Schools school project in July as some officials had hoped but school board president Craig Flack assured residents the money would eventually make its way to the district, saying it will be well worth the wait. [More]
From staff reports
WAYNE TOWNSHIP - A child reportedly drowned on his third birthday Friday evening, according to a news release from the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.
At approximately 12:06 p.m. Friday, Wayne Township emergency medical services were dispatched to a residence in eastern Wayne Township. The call reportedly was for an unresponsive child who was found floating in a pond. The caller reported CPR was being performed. [More]
St. Marys defeats St. Henry in 11 innings
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - The way St. Henry and St. Marys were playing, it seemed like the only way the game would end was if the curfew at K.C. Geiger Park came into play.
St. Marys tied the game at 1-1 in the sixth and both teams scored in the eighth before Easton Craft's 11th-inning single scored Jack Boos to give the Roughriders a 3-2 win over the Redskins for the team's first win of the summer. [More]
Obituaries on June 22nd, 2021
Charlene Gayle Smith, age 65, passed away on June 20 at Miami Valley Hospital, [More]
Local pictures on June 22nd, 2021
Subscriber stories on June 22nd, 2021
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday approved two resolutions declaring the necessity of renewing two five-year levies.
The first is a 2.3-mill general expense levy and the second is a 2.5-mill street maintenance levy.
CELINA - School board members on Monday night approved a tax abatement for a Celina business undergoing a $1.2 million expansion and learned about the imminent retirement of two school administrators.
MINSTER - The board of education approved a resolution Monday declaring the need to renew a 5-year permanent improvement levy with a 0.25-mill increase.
Mercer Health will hold a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic today from 4-7 p.m. at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.
Appointments can be made but are not necessary. To schedule an appointment call 567-890-7188. The Moderna vaccine will be given.
ST. MARYS - Owners of eligible vacant residential buildings could could see their vacant registration fees increase every year up to a maximum of $4,000, under a proposed amendment to the city's vacant buildings ordinance.
MARIA STEIN - Celina came out hot and ran away with a 15-0 win over Marion Local in an ACME baseball game at the Airport on Monday.
The Bulldogs led 10-0 after two innings and finished with 14 hits against the overmatched Flyers, who fielded four incoming freshmen and two incoming eighth-graders.
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Recovery needed just four hits to secure a decisive 8-1 win over Fort Loramie in an ACME baseball game in Fort Recovery on Monday.