CELINA - A 22-year-old Celina man brandishing a knife was fatally shot by a Mercer County Sheriff's deputy early Tuesday morning outside Dockside Marathon after attempts to disable the suspect with a taser failed. [More]

NEW BREMEN - After a little over five years of brewing suds, Gongoozlers Brewery in New Bremen has closed.

Owners Diane and James Gilberg officially closed the taproom at 629 W. Monroe St. on Sunday.

CELINA - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is considering reports of dead wild birds found in Auglaize and Mercer counties as presumed positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, according to an ODNR news release.

CELINA - Three people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday on charges related to drug possession and drug trafficking.

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CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week appointed Jeff Larmore to serve as the acting county auditor, temporarily filling the vacancy left when Randy Grapner, a Republican, retired Tuesday.

With the holidays finally in the rearview mirror, the 2025 portion of the 2024-25 basketball season gets underway.

The Midwest Athletic Conference will have just one girls game tonight while the Western Buckeye League girls will take another week off before getting back into the league battles.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater had its two-game winning streak snapped in a 59-47 loss to Jackson Center in a New Year's Eve matinee in Shelby County.

In the mid-to late-1800s, it was common for someone to gift a friend or loved one with a lock of their hair. Due to photography being in its infancy,