Wednesday, October 15th, 2025
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday appointed Dr. James Reichert as acting coroner following the resignation of long-serving Mercer County Coroner Dr. Timothy Heinrichs.
Heinrichs announced his retirement, effective immediately, in an Oct. 10 letter to commissioners. [More]
Coldwater shuts out Fort Jennings to advance
By Joe Schatz
COLDWATER - With the regular season over and Division V tournament play beginning, Coldwater might have overlooked Fort Jennings, a team the Cavaliers defeated 6-0 in the season opener.
That was not the case, as Coldwater outplayed the Musketeers to the tune of a 5-0 win Tuesday night at Cavalier Stadium. [More]
Obituaries on October 15th, 2025
Mary H. Stueve, age 95, of Minster, Ohio, died on Monday, October 13, 2025 at Heritage Manor, Minster, Ohio. [More]
Sidney P. Smith, 87, a resident of Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community, [More]
Ruth C. Stammen, age 87, of New Weston, died Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Merc [More]
Carl E. Gilmore, 95, Celina, died Oct. 14, 2025, at Mercer County Community Hos [More]
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Subscriber stories on October 15th, 2025
ST. MARYS - St. Marys city councilors took the next step on Tuesday in enacting the first law related to the usage of electronic bikes and scooters within the city.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools treasurer Jenn McCoy maintained the district is in good financial standing through fiscal year 2030, while also criticizing possible moves by the state legislature that she said would severely harm school districts.
Election '25
DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - Incumbent township trustees Tim Metz and Bart Walls are being challenged by Loren Schindeldecker for two open trustee seats in the Nov. 4 general election.
WAPAKONETA - Though often thought of as being the same as SNAP benefits, the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program is very different, county WIC director Jenny Boroff told the Auglaize County Board of Health at their regular meeting on Tuesday.
CELINA - A Brookville woman was sentenced to probation and ordered to undergo treatment Tuesday on multiple drug possession charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
The Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District phones are now back up and running after being down for about a week due to the ongoing government shutdown.
All-WBL and MAC Volleyball
Versailles' Kiley May and Ottawa-Glandorf's Sienna Fry received top honors from the Midwest Athletic Conference and Western Buckeye League, respectively, as the conference released its all-league teams on Tuesday.
All-WBL Soccer
Celina senior Nelson Chapman was named the Western Buckeye League Boys Soccer Player of the Year by the league coaches after helping the Bulldogs win an outright league title this season.
All-WOSL Soccer
Coldwater senior Dana Zahn was named the Western Ohio Soccer League girls' Defensive Player of the Year by the league coaches as the boys and girls All-League teams were released on Tuesday.
As we have just two weeks left in the high school football regular season, this article will summarize the effects of last weekend's games. On Thursday we present our first end of season projections, as well as notes on how they can be affected by a few unexpected results.