ST. MARYS - After two rate studies and months of debate, St. Marys residents will see a hike on their trash bills starting next month.
City councilors Monday night unanimously passed an emergency ordinance revising the city's trash rates for both in town and out of town residents, along with their commercial clients. [More]
ST. MARYS - A 10-1 win is always a great sight, but creating history is even better.
St. Marys faced little pressure in their big Western Buckeye League win over Kenton at K.C. Geiger Park, while pitcher Adyson Van De Keere's 11 strikeout game was enough to move her to the top of the program's strike out list with 518, and counting, for her career. [More]
Donald "Baldy" Louis Klosterman, 89, formerly of Lima and Wapakoneta, OH died Monday April 13, 2026 at the Grande Lake Healthcare Center in St. Marys, OH. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Members of the Marion Local administrative staff were granted new, three-year contracts Monday night. The school board also accepted several resignations, approved hiring personnel to fill vacancies and granted new contracts to a number of teachers.
BERNE, Ind. - A Berne Police officer responding to a call regarding a suspicious person was involved in a collision with an individual who was lying unconscious in the roadway Saturday, the Indiana State Police reported.
Oliver Brunswick scattered five hits and a walk over seven innings as Versailles handed Celina a 3-1 loss in non-conference baseball action on Monday in Versailles.
CELINA - As officials at Coldwater Village Schools look over their classroom space ahead of the next school year, staff at the county's Head Start program aren't sure if the review's result will include a place for them.
Director of Mercer County Head Start Amy Esser said she learned of the possible changes several weeks ago in a meeting with Superintendent Doug Mader. [More]
A 22-year-old Ansonia man was arrested for murder and arson over the weekend in connection to a fatal house fire in Darke County on Friday, a news release from county sheriff Mark Whittaker states.
St. Henry maintained its undefeated record in baseball by going 2-0 at the WCSM/St. Henry Bank Invitational on Saturday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
CELINA - A 41-year-old Celina man was sentenced to over 40 years in prison Friday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after admitting to forcibly raping three girls aged 3-8 on seven occasions from 2012 to 2014.
Visiting judge Jeffrey Ingraham sentenced Joshua R. Mullins to 42 years in prison with 123 days credit on seven counts of first-degree felony rape. The imposed sentence was comprised of six-year, consecutive terms on each charge. [More]
COLDWATER - A new business on the west edge of Coldwater has found a unique niche selling maintenance and equipment components to a range of customers across the industrial, commercial and residential sectors.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident that left a 23-year-old Lima man with life-threatening injuries on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County Thursday night, a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol states.
After having their home opener canceled due to track conditions last Saturday, Celina hosted its annual Celina Relays at the Varsity Track on Friday evening.
Marcella M. "Sally" Mescher, age 96, of Versailles, passed away at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Longtime St. Marys resident James J. Boehmer, 90, died at 2:45 p.m. April 8 at Otterbein St. Marys SeniorLife Community after an extended illness. [More]
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Schools hired a Coldwater native this week to serve as their athletic director starting next year, ushering in a new era and adding an experienced educator and coach to lead its athletic programs.
Coldwater posted its best offensive output in over 30 years in opening Midwest Athletic Conference baseball play with a 37-2 win over New Knoxville in five innings on Thursday night at Veterans Field.
