CELINA - A 45-year-old sex offender's bid for a new trial in Mercer County Common Pleas Court was denied this week after a visiting judge found there was no juror misconduct during his trial last summer.
Judge Jonathan P. Hein ruled Tuesday that attorneys for Johnathon H. Grove failed to establish that there were any "substantive discussions" between a juror and a former law clerk with previous knowledge of the case. [More]
Has anyone noticed besides me that the wind has blown 20 plus miles per hour every day?
Maybe this affects me more because of my profession. I was out fishing this past Sunday and was having difficulty keeping my hat on. However, I will take this over ice and snow. [More]
Rosemary Kemper Poeppelman age 99 of Osgood, Ohio passed away at 10:31 PM on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
CELINA - Numerous public entities in Mercer County stand to share nearly $200,000 in state disaster relief funds for expenses incurred clearing roads amid severe winter storms that swept through the area Jan. 24-27.
MONTEZUMA - Village council members passed final reading of legislation intended to rid Montezuma of unsightly weeds, broken-down vehicles, junk, uncontrolled dogs and the residential use of recreational vehicles.
ST. MARYS - Officials from St. Marys City Schools recognized several of the district's Tri Star students on Wednesday at a regular board of education meeting held at Tri Star Career Compact in Celina.
CELINA - A 32-year-old Celina man was convicted of domestic violence for a third time this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after being caught on a neighbor's doorbell camera hitting his girlfriend.
In 1819, Dublin Township's first white settlers came to Shanes Prairie, a tract of about 24 square miles along the St. Marys River. This migration followed the cession of land to certain Indians by the federal government as provided in the Treaty of St. Marys in 1818.
