Wednesday, May 31st, 2023
Space to offer arcade, games, axe-throwing
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A quintet of business partners aim to convert a vacant three-story brick building on Main Street into a wonderland of amusements they believe will complement the thriving downtown scene.
By day, The Refinery at 311 S. Main St. will operate like a souped-up Chuck E. Cheese for families and private functions, replete with an arcade, assortment of games and miniature bowling lanes. [More]
Obituaries on May 31st, 2023
Denis (Deny) Joseph Dabbelt, 57, of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 28, 2023, with family by his side. [More]
Lisle Laverne "Vern" Wendel, age 78 of Celina, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023 at Mt. Carmel St. Ann's Hospital in Westerville. [More]
Ruth Ann Toler, 63 of Celina, Ohio, passed away at Celina Manor on Monday, May 29, 2023. She was born January 23, 1960, in Newark, New Jersey. [More]
Gary Klosterman left this life early on May 29, 2023 to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. [More]
James M. Lentz III, age 58, passed away May 19, 2023, at his residence in Botkins, Ohio. [More]
Bruce Lightfoot, 80, of Celina Ohio, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023. [More]
Jon Kent Albers, 87, St. Marys, died May 28, 2023, at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Beverly A. Fortkamp, 54, Celina, died May 30, 2023, at Wayne Hospital, Greenvil [More]
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