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Thursday, May 14th, 2026
Coldwater BOE inks pact with teachers
By William Kincaid
COLDWATER - Coldwater school board members approved Monday evening a new three-year contract with the teachers' union and promoted high school guidance counselor Natalie Kanney to a new counseling and mental health position covering grades K-12.
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Grieshop to throw at Northern Kentucky
By Joe Schatz
MARIA STEIN - Maximizing his potential led Marion Local's Derek Grieshop to sign with Northern Kentucky University Wednesday, as the Flyers' thrower will look to make his mark as a Norse and throw for their track and field program.
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Obituaries on May 14th, 2026
George Gardner
George Brett Gardner, 64 of Van Wert passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Defiance CHP Hospice Center after a very brief illness of leukemia. [More]
Donna Street
Donna Lee Street (Henning), age 78, of St. Marys, passed away in her home on May 7, 2026. She was preceded in death by her parents. [More]
Ron Zumberge
Ron A. Zumberge, age 71, of Arlington, Texas (formerly of Chickasaw, Ohio), pas [More]
Craig Day
Craig "Tunzy" A. Day, 65, Fort Recovery, died May 13, 2026, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
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Concerns raised about Parkway coach's resignation
Board hires Garlock as new head coach
ROCKFORD - Two community members spoke Wednesday during Parkway's regular board of education meeting expressing their frustration with the district's handling of a varsity coach's resignation.
Judge denies lower bond in Kramer murder case
GREENVILLE - Despite testimony from five character witnesses - two of whom included Ansonia's police chief and mayor - a request to reduce the multimillion dollar bond of a 22-year-old Ansonia man accused of murder and arson was denied this week in Darke County Common Pleas Court.
Health board takes action on sewage, trash
CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members this week dealt with several nuisance complaints across the county involving sewage discharge and garbage accumulation.
Mendon man gets 27 years for child sex crimes
CELINA - A 65-year-old Mendon man convicted of several child sex crimes was sentenced to over 25 years in prison this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Horse & Buggy Tales
Meat, eggs shopping in 1900
Where do you find subjects for so many Horse and Buggy Tales? The above question has been asked so many times that the writer believes that a general answer is called for and is appropriate.
Getting payback
St. Marys defeats Van Wert to avenge earlier loss
ST. MARYS - What a difference 12 days make.
Less than two weeks after losing a tough 6-3 decision to Van Wert in league play, St. Marys faced the Cougars in the sectional final of the Division IV softball tournament.
WBL Track and Field Championships
Celina boys lead after Day One
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina got out to a strong start on the opening day of the Western Buckeye League Track and Field Championships at Robinson Field in Kenton.
All-MAC Baseball and Softball
Players earn honors
The Midwest Athletic Conference announced its all-conference honors for baseball and softball.
New Bremen's Gavin Quellhorst was named the baseball
St. John's gets past Fort Recovery in extra innings
Compiled by Joe Schatz
Delphos St. John's used an eighth inning error to get past Fort Recovery 4-3 in Midwest Athletic Confernece baseball action at the LeFevre Family Complex.
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Fort Recovery vs Houston softball

Celina vs Tiffin Columbian softball

Mercer County Head Start Book Premiere

WBL Track and Field Championships day 1
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
Records broken on first day
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The opening day of the 2026 Midwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships brought out the editing tools for the record book.
Records were broken in two events at Barrenbrugge Park in Fort Recovery as the majority of the field events and the 4x800-meter relays for boys and girls highlighted the day. [More]
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No leads yet in Mercer cattle rustling case
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has not yet developed any leads or identified any potential suspects related to a brazen, apparently well-plotted overnight cattle rustling operation in Butler Township.
Rock 'n' Roll Time Machine
Band offers audiences rock history lesson
ST. MARYS - The Neverly Brothers, a three-piece national touring act based in Chicago, promises to take concertgoers on a magical history tour when they bring "A Rock 'N' Roll Tribute - From Elvis to The Beatles" to the St. Marys Theater & Opera House on Friday evening.
County, township roads slated for chip and seal
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reports crews will be starting the yearly chip and seal work from mid to late May on approximately 98 miles of rural local roads in Mercer County. The process impacts only county and township roads.
Instant replay
Minster gets second win over Marion in five days
MARIA STEIN - Just four days after Minster won the Midwest Athletic Conference softball title with a rain-soaked 10-0 win over Marion Local, the Wildcats surged in the sunshine and beat the Flyers 7-1 in the Division VI sectional finals Tuesday.
Panthers roll past Cardinals
ROCKFORD - New Bremen got the start they wanted on Tuesday.
Then Parkway came to bat.
The Panthers plated eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back in opening Division VI tournament softball play with a 20-5 win over the Cardinals in Rockford.
Coldwater gets tourney win over Crestview
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Joe Schatz
Coldwater used a nine-run third inning to break a scoreless game and held off Crestview 10-6 in the Division VI softball tournament opener on Tuesday at Memorial Park in Coldwater.
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2026
Celina officials honor passing of K-9 Peng
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City officials at once honored the memory of retired Celina Police K-9 Peng and made arrangements for his successor.
After nine years of sniffing out narcotics, tracking down suspects and conducting all-around exemplary community service, Peng retired in December 2024. The pointy-eared, long-tongued K-9 hailing from Germany lived out the rest of his life with his long-time partner, Sgt. Gabe Bartlett and his family. [More]
Flyers shut out Roughriders
By Joe Schatz
MARIA STEIN - It was a blue and gold battle at the Airport between Marion Local and St. Marys, and the Flyers used a complete game gem from pitcher Ethan Osterholt to take down the Roughriders 6-0 in a late season cross-conference clash.
Osterholt gave up just two hits and had four strikeouts. He did not allowed a baserunner until the fifth inning, and needed just 68 pitches to get through all seven innings. [More]
Obituaries on May 12th, 2026
Sharon Williams
Sharon K. Williams, age 76, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, May 10, 2026, at Celina Manor. [More]
Betty Nelson
Betty Jane Nelson, age 91, of St. Marys, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Angela Huff
Angela Kay Huff, 64, Wapakoneta, died at 1:11 a.m. May 9, 2026, at the Grande Lake Healthcare Center, St. Marys. [More]
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Supporters argue Beam deserves lower bond
Ansonia mayor says Beam is innocent
GREENVILLE - Four witnesses were called Monday at a Darke County Common Pleas Court hearing on whether or not to lower the multimillion dollar bond of a 22-year-old Ansonia man accused of killing his employer and setting her rural Ansonia home on fire last month.
Marion Local project on track
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members learned Monday night the construction of the new middle school remains on track as the July completion date looms in the horizon.
St. Marys considers putting data centers on hold
ST. MARYS - St. Marys city councilors are considering a moratorium on the construction of data centers within city limits after the topic was brought up this week by a concerned citizen.
Council moves forward on sludge removal contract
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors in New Bremen on Monday night heard first reading of legislation awarding a $916,000 contract to a Piqua business to remove sludge from a lagoon.
Driver charged in incident with teens fleeing police
CELINA - An Indiana teenager accused of fleeing from Mercer County authorities in a truck and then on foot over the weekend was charged with a felony for fleeing and eluding this week.
Police chief reminds Coldwater bicycle rodeo is set for May 17
COLDWATER - Village councilors in Coldwater on Monday gave first reading of an ordinance to adopt a cybersecurity program.
The program "safeguards
Walk-off wonderland
Gonzalez's seventh-inning single lifts Celina to WBL title clinch
CELINA - One out away from going to extra innings, Celina decided that they wanted no part in working overtime.
Lilly Gonzalez's single scored Mad
Celina run rules LCC
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Tanner Wendel struck out 10 and finished with a one-hitter as Celina picked up an 11-0 win in five innings over Lima Central Catholic in non-conference baseball action on Monday in Lima.
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Monday, May 11th, 2026
Net effort
St. Marys takes runner-up at WBL tennis tournament
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys needed a great day to try and capture at least a share of the program's sixth Western Buckeye League boys tennis title.
The Roughriders did their part, but in the end Shawnee was just a little better as the Indians won the league tournament on Saturday at the University of Northwestern Ohio and wrapped up the overall league title, having finished 9-0 in regular season matches. [More]
Obituaries on May 11th, 2026
Donald Kuhlhorst
Donald Kuhlhorst, 66 originally of St. Marys, OH died May 7, 2026 at Heritage M [More]
Mary Kennard
Mary "Kathy" Kennard, 66, of Findlay, died at 7:35 p.m., Thursday, December 18, [More]
Frederick Schamerloh
Frederick O. Schamerloh, Jr., 85, of Montezuma, died 8:45 a.m. May 3 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
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Five arrested after high-speed police chase
A vehicle pursuit that started in western Mercer County and continued into Jay County, Indiana Saturday morning ended with a brief foot pursuit and the arrests of five people.
Three Core Disciplines
Area martial arts group moves to a new location
CELINA-An area martial arts academy recently celebrated a relocation and a rebrand as part of an ongoing partnership.
The United Martial Arts Acade
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