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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
Network of treatment plants monitors diseases
By Leslie Klosterman
  WAPAKONETA - A new method of disease monitoring might come from an unexpected place - wastewater.
Wastewater disease monitoring rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Natalie Hicks, Auglaize County Health Department's emergency response coordinator and epidemiologist. [More]
Wildcats pull away at half
Minster's Wuebker powers run in 15-point win over Celina
By Tom Haines
CELINA - In a game marked by turnovers, fouls and transition layups, it was a stretch of clutch shooting late in the half that put Minster in control.
Abriana Wuebker came off the bench in the second quarter and scored 13 points, including scoring all the Wildcats' points in an 11-1 run over the final 90 seconds of the half, as Minster took an 18-point halftime lead and went on to a 54-39 win over Celina in a girls basketball game at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on January 10th, 2024
Pamela Stoker
Pamela Sue Stoker, 71, of Celina, died January 4, 2024, at her residence.
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Mary Lore
Mary E. Lore, 83, of St. Marys, OH died 2:50 a.m. Saturday January 6, 2024 at Gardens of Celina. [More]
Larry Crouse
Larry Crouse, 76, of St. Marys, OH Sunday died Jan. 7, 2024 at Memorial Hospital in Lima, OH from injuries due to an auto accident that occurred in August 2023. [More]
Local pictures on January 10th, 2024
Subscriber stories on January 10th, 2024
Officials to meet over candidate
Protest filed regarding candidacy ruled invalid
CELINA - A protest filed against the candidacy of a St. Marys transgender woman running for Ohio's 84th House District seat is invalid but elections officials will nevertheless meet to decide whether to revisit the certification of her petition.
Shooting inquiry in hands of prosecutor
CELINA - Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation's report of its investigation into a Celina police-involved shooting is now in the hands of a special prosecutor.
Road work bids get county OK
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday awarded a $953,129 contract to Braun Excavating of Celina to reconstruct sections St. Peter, Township Line, St. Anthony and Mud Pike roads.
Officials OK $84M budget
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County commissioners recently signed off on the 2024 budget totaling $84.97 million, a slight increase from last year's appropriations of $81.76 million.
Man, 43, appears in court for rape
CELINA - A Columbus man appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on rape charges last week.
Johnathon H. Grove, 43, appeared on one count of first-degree felony rape on Friday.
Board members approve adding levy
COLDWATER - Board of Education members on Tuesday moved forward with the final step to add an income tax replacement levy to the March primary ballot.
Members approved the recommended tax levy rates and values as presented by Mercer County Auditor Randall Grapner.
3-pointers lift Riders
ST. MARYS - Some clutch 3-point shooting sparked St. Marys to a 49-42 victory over Spencerville Tuesday night at Grand Lake Heath Systems Court.
After struggling early, the Riders heated up behind the arc, turning a seven point first-quarter deficit into a four-point lead at halftime.
Area Roundup
Flyers fall to Trojans
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
Marion Local overcame an 11-0 deficit, but Botkins took a late lead and the Flyers missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 49-46 boys basketball loss on the road on Tuesday.
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