Cardinals beat Redskins for 2nd title

By Colin Foster

FAIRBORN - New Bremen Head Volleyball Coach Diana Kramer sat with a handful of players in front of the media after Saturday's OHSAA Division IV State Championship match.

The love could be felt.

"Every single one of these girls have been with me for three years," Kramer said. "They're like my kids and I just love them."

"We love you, mom," a few players to her side uttered. [More]

Honor Flight 'trip of a lifetime' for Minster vet

By Sydney Albert

COLDWATER - Virgil Arling of Minster joined the most recent group of veterans taken by Honor Flight Dayton to tour the veteran memorials in Washington, D.C., which he called "the trip of a lifetime."

Arling, 87, is a retired Marine who served during the Korean War. He was deployed for seven months in Yokosuka, Japan, and said he was lucky enough never to see combat. [More]

Obituaries on November 11th, 2019

Barbara Evers

Barbara A. (Muhlenkamp) Evers, age 62, of Burkettsville, died Sunday, November 10, 2019 at Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]

Norma Otting

Norma E. Otting, age 86 of Minster passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at her home. [More]

John Steineman

John E. Steineman, age 55 of New Bremen, died Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 2:4 [More]

Alfrieda Reichert

Alfrieda R. "Fritz" Reichert, age 90, of Cassella, passed away on November 8, 2019 at Mercer Health Hospital, Coldwater. [More]

Robert Speck

Robert (Bob) Speck, died Nov. 8, 2019. Funeral is at Lawn Funeral Home, 7909 S [More]

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Flyers rout Blackhawks

Cardinals triumphant in return to playoffs

VA benefits, service improving

Legion's Junior Auxiliary growing

2 Christian acts scheduled for Mercer County Fair

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Local program changing lives

By William Kincaid

CELINA - They were holed up in prison or jail - lost, reeling from withdrawal and anguishing in silence - when Team Hope members reached out with an offer of redemption via Jesus Christ.

A woman nearly a year sober recalled how she was in a terrible place physically, emotionally and spiritually when Team Hope members visited the jail and cast a lifeline in the form of the Bible. [More]

Rockets keep running

Anna rushes for over 400 yards in beating fellow MAC co-champ Minster

By Bruce Monnin

MINSTER - It was a matchup of two MAC co-champions and two of the highest-ranked teams in Division VI in Friday's playoff opener.

While the Minster Wildcats had the home field advantage, it was the Anna Rockets who proved to be unstoppable - compiling more than 600 yards on their way to a 47-21 victory. [More]

Obituaries on November 9th, 2019

Raymond Koesters

Raymond J. Koesters, age 97 of Cassella, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]

Larry Howell

Larry O. Howell, 80, Rockford, died at 9:30 a.m. Nov. 7, 2019, at the Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]

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Local runner races to aid cause

Mystery donor found

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Friday, November 8th, 2019

Marshallese club forms

First class members learn the alphabet

By Leslie Gartrell

CELINA - Inside the Mercer County District Library community room, a group of about 25 people sat patiently at tables, poring over notes and muttering in a language they've never spoken before.

At the front of the room stood Carmichael Capelle, a towering Marshallese man who gently guided participants as they learned the Marshallese alphabet. [More]

MAC approves bowling as a school sport

By Colin Foster

Midwest Athletic Conference programs played for an "unofficial" league bowling championship last year.

They'll get to play for an official one next season as the MAC announced that bowling has been approved as a school sport for the 2020-2021 year. [More]

Obituaries on November 8th, 2019

Nelson Smith

Nelson E. Smith, 79, of St. Marys, OH died 5:11 p.m. on Sunday November 3, 2019 at The OSU-Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, OH. [More]

Eugenia Beumer

Eugenia "Jean" Beumer, 86, died on Nov. 6, 2019, at Friends Fellowship Communit [More]

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