Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Expect local property values to skyrocket
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Residential properties in Mercer County are poised to surge an average of 35% in market value, driven largely by a red-hot real estate market that shows no signs of slowing down despite higher interest rates.
Additionally, farmland values - determined by the state's Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) formula - are expected to skyrocket 100%, according to tentative results of a countywide real estate revaluation. [More]
Obituaries on September 19th, 2023
Jerald A. "Jerry" Newman, age 77, of New Bremen, died on Friday, September 15, [More]
Marlene Patricia Harrod, 90, of Greenville Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at the Oakley Place in Greenville. [More]
Leo George Thieman was born to Henry & Clare Thieman on August 15, 1932, in Bur [More]
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Subscriber stories on September 19th, 2023
FORT RECOVERY - A parent is demanding answers from school district administrators and school board members after he said his son's rights were violated, leading to his suspension and incarceration at a juvenile detention center.
MINSTER - A crowd of more than 45 youth wrestlers, parents and wrestling coaches from Minster, Coldwater and Versailles attended Monday night's school board meeting in support of the district starting an Ohio High School Athletic Association wrestling team.
The MAC at 50
On August 30, the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team established an all-time attendance record for a women's sporting event, as 92,003 st
CELINA - In its first Western Buckeye League game since a loss to Shawnee, Celina asserted itself quickly against Kenton on Monday.
The Bulldogs co
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Celina took a 2-1 lead against Defiance, then saw Defiance take fourth game to force a fifth. Celina held on to win the battle of Bulldogs 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 22-25, 15-10 in Western Buckeye League volleyball action on Monday in Defiance.
Grand Lake Fishing Report
What a fun time to be out on Grand Lake right now. There is so much wildlife moving around. Eagles can be seen just about anywhere. I saw a couple hu
COLDWATER - While working as a custodian at St. John's Lutheran Church in 2018, Mary Meyer had an idea.
"As I'm janitoring, I'm watching different