CELINA - Deputy Haiden Stidam has been selected as the Mercer County Sheriff's Office next K-9 handler, an assignment that will find the officer-dog duo working, playing and living side-by-side, hopefully for many years to come.
Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman plans to acquire a dog, likely a German Shepherd because of its suitable demeanor, sometime in August from Von der haus Gill Kennel in Wapakoneta. The chosen dog and Stidam will then undergo training for several weeks. [More]
MINSTER - To compete in baseball in the MAC, you have to win your clunkers. Early errors from Fort Recovery allowed Minster to build a 5-3 lead, but the Indians rallied in the seventh and picked up a 7-6 road win to stay undefeated in conference play. [More]
MINSTER - A Minster printing company is asking Minster village council to approve a tax abatement agreement for a planned $3.25 million expansion project.
GREENVILLE - A 22-year-old Ansonia man accused of killing his employer then setting her home on fire earlier this month was formally indicted by a Darke County grand jury this week on several charges related to the incident.
CELINA - A 42-year-old Celina woman was sentenced to time in a community correctional institute and probation in Mercer County Common Pleas Court this week for the theft of a motor vehicle.
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday heard the potential safety risks flooded streets can cause, as seen in recent weeks after the intense thunderstorm April 14.
A five-run first inning set the tone for New Bremen as the Cardinals evened their Midwest Athletic Conference baseball mark to 2-2 with a 10-3 win over Parkway on Tuesday at Don Black Field.
BOE considering synthetic turf and field inside track
By William Kincaid
CELINA - School board members are leaning in the direction of synthetic turf for a new football field and asphalt base for the new track facility, rather than post-tension concrete.
At Monday night's regular meeting, board members took up the d [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Henry took advantage of a variety of scoring opportunities to hand St. Marys a 12-2 defeat in five innings Monday evening at K.C. Geiger Park.
The Redskins scored twice on passed balls, twice on wild pitches, a sacrifice fly, a pair of two-run singles and a two-run double. [More]
CELINA - A dedicated crew of custodians were hailed for their work responding to flooding at Celina High School April 14, preventing a bad situation from escalating into an even worse one.
FORT RECOVERY - For the second year in a row, Fort Recovery Local Schools was named a 5-star district on its 2025 state report card, making it one of the best public schools in the state.
CELINA - Several people were indicted on criminal charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court in the last week, including a 24-year-old Rockford man accused of sending or producing child sexual abuse images.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery councilors on Monday heard that village officials are getting prices together for a possible asphalt overlay project throughout town.
A 59-year-old Rossburg woman sustained injuries Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover in Darke County, a news release from Sheriff Mark Whittaker states.
Coldwater senior Rudy Kremer will play this weekend in the annual Ohio High School Football Coaches Association's North-South All-Star Games on Saturday at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.
Is it a philosophical concept, a work of post-hippy art or a New Age 'thing?'
By William Kincaid
WAPAKONETA - Though prolific Renaissance man Jim Bowsher has been gone for nearly two years, his spirit remains firmly imbued within The Temple of Tolerance, a primitive/visionary art site sprawled along 2 acres of residential property in Wapakoneta. [More]
CELINA - School board members are poised to vote on numerous personnel items at tonight's regular meeting, among them a new Celina High School principal and new head varsity boys basketball coach.
DARKE COUNTY - A 65-year-old Versailles man is dead following a skid loader accident on Sunday afternoon.
At about 4:48 p.m. Sunday, first responders were dispatched to the 7600 block of Medford Road on reports of a fatal accident, according to a Darke County Sheriff's Office news release.
CELINA - A white oak that one day will bear the same trademarks of the Unites States - chiefly ruggedness, strength, durability, resilience and majesty - was planted on the northeast corner of the Mercer County Courthouse lawn Friday during a midmorning ceremony attended by a throng of elected officeholders, dignitaries and members of the public. [More]
CELINA - It's always something when Celina and St. Marys meet, regardless of the sport. The Bulldogs took a 3-1 lead in Friday's WBL game, but the Roughriders rallied to take a 4-3 lead. After Celina's clutch hitting sent it to extras, it was Dyllan Fink who played hero for St. Marys and gave his team their ninth win in a row in a big-time Battle for Grand Lake. [More]
CELINA - It takes a whole community of extraordinary administrators, teachers, staff, parents, partners and advocates to make the federally funded Mercer County Head Start a successful program, one that provides crucial developmental services and education to children ages 3-5.
