Thursday, July 26th, 2018
Amphicar owners want to set mark at festival
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Scores of Amphicar drivers from across the country - and a few from overseas - aim to set a Guinness World Record for having the most Amphicars in a single location at this weekend's Lake Festival.
Jim Golomb, president of the Internation [More]
Obituaries on July 26th, 2018
Larry J. Rismiller, age 70 of New Bremen, died on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at 6:57 P.M. at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. [More]
Phyllis A. Snyder, 84, of St. Marys, OH died 7:33 p.m. Tuesday July 24, 2018 at Otterbein-St. Marys. [More]
Carl "Chief" Albers died on July 25, 2018, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
Local pictures on July 26th, 2018
Subscriber stories on July 26th, 2018
CELINA - Hundreds of books in Mercer County Community District Library's new Book Barn, located next to the Celina branch library are looking for homes.
Six egg-producing layer-hen facilities' operators are asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew their permits to operate for another five years.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health administrators announced on Wednesday they'd finalized a three-year contract with Hazelnut Coffee to run a coffee bar in Mercer County Community Hospital's West Wing expansion.
Grammy-nominated family gospel group performs Tuesday
WAPAKONETA - Fair- goers can attend a performance by multi-Dove Award-winning and Grammy-nominated gospel music group The Nelons on Tuesday night during the Auglaize County Fair.
YMCA swimmers to compete at Long Course meet
The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves swimming team has nine swimmers competing at the YMCA Long Course National Championships at the University of Maryland, which will be held from July 30-Aug. 3.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Justin Diaz scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the top of the ninth inning and Grand Lake snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 7-6 win over Lake Erie in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League baseball action at Flat Rock Field in Michigan.
ST. HENRY - After being members of the contemporary choir at St. Henry Catholic Church for a few years, some friends decided two decades ago to perform occasionally outside the church.