Wednesday, April 24th, 2024
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - City councilors on Monday night learned the police department is sponsoring a free community event aimed at teaching people how to keep themselves and their children safe from myriad dangers lurking online.
They also moved to enter into an agreement with Ohio Department of Natural Resources for a $50,000 reimbursable grant to get an urban tree program off the ground. [More]
Indians sweep Redskins
By Tom Haines
FORT RECOVERY - St. Henry's Evan Bowers held Fort Recovery to four baserunners and no runs in its final five turns at-bat.
But the two runs he allowed in the first inning held up for the Indians.
Caden Homan hit a two-run double, Rex Leverette took away a potential game-tying hit in right field, and Alex Dues shut out the Redskins for a 2-0 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference baseball game at the LeFevre Baseball/Softball Complex on Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on April 24th, 2024
Elizabeth "Betty" Durnell, 91, of St. Marys died 8 p.m. Friday April 19, 2024 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Dorothy Louise Dicke, 91, New Bremen, died at 3:15 p.m. April 22, 2024, at the Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen. [More]
Local pictures on April 24th, 2024
Subscriber stories on April 24th, 2024
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority on Tuesday morning signed off on a $490,000 sale agreement for 16.5-acres of land near Grand Lake St. Marys State Park.
CELINA - A Coldwater man was indicted last week on terrorism charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Thomas L. Sparklin, 39, was indicted on one count of making a terroristic threat, a third-degree felony; and one count of inducing panic, a first-degree misdemeanor.
COLDWATER - A group of citizens took aim at the appearance of Coldwater Memorial Park at Monday night's regular village council meeting, asserting it's been on the decline the last few years.
NEW BREMEN- School board members on Tuesday hired a handful of teachers and recommended a list of seniors for graduation.
Sixty seniors are set to receive their diplomas on May 19 with commencement set for 2:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium, superintendent Jason Schrader said.
Ohio's unemployment rate climbed slightly to 3.8%, and area counties saw an uptick in joblessness in March.
Nevertheless, Mercer County once again had the lowest unemployment rate in the state in March.
Indians sweep Redskins
ST. HENRY - After a sluggish start, Fort Recovery picked up the pace over the final four innings.
Trailing 8-4 after three, the Indians got hot and earned a 14-9 victory over St. Henry in Midwest Athletic Conference softball action on a rainy Tuesday afternoon at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
Coldwater, which was ranked No. 1 in Division III this week, took its first loss of the season Tuesday as A.J. Griesdorn t
Celina senior Braylon Gabes will play this weekend in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association's North-South All-Star Games to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.
Grand Lake Fishing Report
I hope everyone enjoyed the peeks of sun that we've had in the past few days. Living in Ohio, we have to appreciate the five-minute windows of warmth in March and April. The lake level is starting to drop a little and warming each day. Signs of spring are here.
St. Marys senior Evan Angstmann will be part of the Ohio team during the 28th annual Nancy Rehm Border Wars Classic all-star basketball teams to be played Sunday at the Hutzell Center on the campus of the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne.