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Friday, September 12th, 2025
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Three counties inundated with reports of drones operating over farmlands are asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture to launch a study to identify and examine potential threats posed by the unmanned aerial systems to livestock facilities in west central Ohio and east central Indiana. [More]
Marion Local hands Parkway first volleyball defeat
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - Once Marion Local got rolling, not much slowed the Flyers down.
Marion fought off Parkway in the first set, cruised in the second and gave the Panthers a battle in the third set before pulling away in the fourth set to hand Parkway its first loss of the season 27-25, 25-14, 23-25, 25-13 in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball action at the Hangar on Thursday. [More]
Obituaries on September 12th, 2025
Christy Anne Dircksen, 48, Celina, died at 2:50 a.m. Sept. 8, 2025, at Laurels of Norworth, Worthington. [More]
Local pictures on September 12th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 12th, 2025
The Mercer County District Library system is set to lose around $20,000 in annual state funding next year, with larger cuts to come in 2027, due to changes in library funding in the state's recently passed biennium budget.
CHICKASAW - Work financed primarily with state funds has been completed on the first part of a project to upgrade Chickasaw's village ball diamond, and crews are expected to start soon on the next phase, village councilors learned Wednesday night.
VAN WERT - Three men dressed in all black broke into a pharmacy at a behavioral health facility in Van Wert on Thursday morning, according to a news release from city police chief Doug Weigle.
A global real estate development company has acquired a sprawling site in Van Wert for development of a hyperscale data center, touting the U.S. Rou
CELINA - Celina played like the better team for much of Thursday's game with Shawnee.
A late goal by Miley Werntz finally confirmed it.
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New Bremen remained unbeaten and took sole possession of first place in the MAC volleyball standings with a 25-20, 25-17, 25-20 win over Fort Recovery on Thursday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry's season ended last year at the hands of Coldwater in the District Final, so a sweep of the Cavaliers at home was just what the Redskins ordered up Thursday night.
From cost to aesthetics, roofing decisions are all about details
ST. HENRY - Metal roofing has slowly but surely picked up momentum locally over the last decade, but asphalt shingles continue to reign supreme as the go-to residential roofing material.