Saturday, January 20th, 2024
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities plans to build pickleball and bocce ball courts and a putting green at its site on Mud Pike Road for Special Olympians thanks to a state grant.
Also, several counties have jointly been awarded $225,000 to purchase a pair of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant restroom trailers equipped with universal changing tables that will appear at local events. [More]
New Bremen picks up its first MAC win of the year
By Colin Foster
NEW BREMEN - It was a barnburner in the first half Friday, then New Bremen dominated Marion Local after halftime to collect its first Midwest Athletic Conference victory.
Keaton Puthoff led a quartet of Cardinals in double figures, scoring 18 to lead a 59-42 victory at the Nest. Bremen led 28-25 at halftime before opening the third quarter on an 8-2 run and never letting Marion creep back in. [More]
Obituaries on January 20th, 2024
Tina L. Fickert, age 58, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2024 at her residence. [More]
Nancy Hoying, 55, Minster, died Jan. 19, 2024, at Hospice of Miami County in Tr [More]
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - A 17-year-old Celina male was seriously injured Thursday night after the vehicle he was driving went off the side of a country road and struck two trees in the front yard of a Hopewell Township residence.
Cover crops help protect the soil during the colder months
Winter is in full effect, but that doesn't mean farming activity is at a standstill.
During the winter months, many area farmers use their fields to grow cover crops such as wheat, rye, alfalfa and oats. Several local producers grow cover crops to use as feed for livestock.
CELINA - A Darke County woman was sentenced on Friday who struck an officer in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Coyota N. Rohrer, 32, of Union Cit
CELINA - A Columbus man charged with rape in Mercer County Common Pleas Court filed a motion on Friday stating he is not guilty by reason of insanity
FORT RECOVERY - For the record, Luke Schwieterman did miss some shots on Friday night.
Just not many.
The Coldwater junior scored the first 12 po
MINSTER - When a team outrebounds, out-shoots its opponent, commits fewer turnovers, demonstrates favorable shot selection and plays lights-out defense, good things are going to happen.
ST. HENRY - A late first-quarter spurt gave St. Henry a double-digit lead, and from there the Redskins ran New Knoxville off the floor.
The Redskin
Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina boys basketball team earned its second straight overtime win in the Western Buckeye League, outscoring Elida 8-2 in the extra frame for a 69-63 win at the Elida Fieldhouse on Friday.