Saturday, March 5th, 2022
Snook takes individual runner-up; Bertke all-Ohio
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The chance for a fifth state boys bowling title looked good for Coldwater, leading defending Division II champion Mechanicsburg 2-0 in the best-of-five championship match.
But the Indians battled back and took the final three games to defeat the Cavaliers for a second straight state title on Friday at Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The season ended for both the Celina and St. Marys boys bowling teams, as neither squad could qualify for state after competing at the Division I district tournament at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton.
The [More]
Obituaries on March 5th, 2022
John Michael Evans, 43, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 28, 2022.
He was born November 15, 1978, in St. Marys. [More]
Douglas Lawrence Eyink, 51, of Franklin, Ohio, passed away on Thursday March 3, 2022 at his residence with his family by his side. [More]
George N. Minnich, 83, of Portland, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Gary Hamberg, 48, St. Marys, died March 2, 2022, at St. Ann's Hospital, Westerv [More]
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Money to combat human trafficking
Mercer and Auglaize counties are part of a seven-county bloc that will share nearly $122,000 in state grant funds aimed at preventing human trafficking.
MINSTER - Ground has been broken for a new Family Dollar store on the north edge of Minster.
The 12,500-square-foot store is expected to be complet
Street the subject of petition in 2015
CELINA - City council members are considering adding stop signs at four intersections on Myers Road in northeast Celina to alleviate speeding and traffic congestion.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health District officials in a news release Friday reported the county has a low level of COVID-19.
Only eight new ca
State Route 66 at St. Marys-Kossuth Road in Auglaize County will have lane closures March 8 through Sept. 30 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. while Ohio Department of Transportation crews work on a culvert project.
WAPAKONETA - A short run before halftime gave the Marion Local boys basketball team a jolt of energy, and a strong defensive effort after halftime helped the Flyers put the game away.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team opened the 2022 season with a 5-1 loss to Asbury University on Friday in Wilmore, Kentucky.