Grand Lake Marathon is back after year off due to COVID-19
By Tom Haines
CELINA - In his first time at the Grand Lake Marathon, Dustin Sprague breezed past the course record.
Sprague, 46, of Dayton, came in at 2:32:26, more than 71/2 minutes ahead of the course record set in 2019 by Arlen Glick, 26, who finished in 2:40.41. [More]
The Minster boys and Coldwater girls completed successful defenses of their respective Midwest Athletic Conference golf championships as both teams won their conference tournaments on Saturday.
Daniel John Lammers, age 70, born March 18, 1951, to Linus and Lois Lammers, died Saturday, September 25, 2021, in Greenville, Ohio, after a long illness. [More]
St. Henry improved to 9-4 on the volleyball season after winning a four-set battle with Mercer County rival Celina on Saturday in a battle of state-ranked teams at Redskin Gymnasium. The loss is just the second of the season for the Bulldogs, who drop to 12-2.
ROSSBURG - Logan Seavey had a fast car and finished second in the United States Auto Club (USAC) National Midget feature event. Seavey also had a fast car and finished second in the USAC National Sprint Car feature event.
PORTLAND, Ind. - The second woman convicted for the murder of Shea Briar, a 31-year-old from Portland, Indiana, was sentenced to 55 years in prison Friday after tearfully apologizing to Briar's family.
Shelby Hiestand of Portland, Indiana, is a fo [More]
MINSTER - Parkway used an explosive offense and a stingy first-half defense to grab a 27-0 halftime lead en route to its first win of the season with a 53-29 victory over Minster on Friday at Memorial Field.
It's the first win for Parkway over Minster since 2009. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County saw its population jump 4.2% over the last decade, significantly higher than adjacent counties and the state as a whole, according to the results of the 2020 U.S. Census.
Darke County Sheriff Toby L. Spencer, 71, is stepping down as sheriff after 47 years working for the sheriff's office, citing personal and professional reasons, some of which he felt did not allow him to do the job he was elected to do.
Ian Armentrout rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown and passed for another to lift Bath to a 35-13 victory over Celina in Western Buckeye League football action at Bath Stadium on Friday. The Bulldogs drop to 1-5 and 1-4 in league play.
St. Marys secured a share of the Western Buckeye League boys golf championship after winning the league tournament held Friday at Pike Run in Ottawa. It's the first league title for the Roughriders since 2018 and third overall.
ROSSBURG - Logan Schuchart and Tyler Courtney have become two of the best at Eldora Speedway. Friday night the two were back on the famed Eldora victory stage after wins on the opening night of the Four Crown Nationals.
CELINA - The top hazards threatening the stability of Mercer County are tornados/windstorms, followed by floods, winter storms, utility system outages and severe thunderstorms, an initial survey completed by community stakeholders shows.
Consultant Resource Solutions Associates of Norwalk is helping county officials complete a five-year update of the county's mitigation plan, as required by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. [More]
St. Marys led two sets to one before Shawnee rallied to send the Roughriders to a 25-20, 18-25, 25-20, 17-25, 12-15 loss in a Western Buckeye League volleyball match in Shawnee.
Halle Huston led St. Marys with 22 kills while Addie Lauth added five blocks and three aces. Lily Rammel finished with 46 assists and a pair of aces. [More]
Leon G. Homan, 91, of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away peacefully during the early hours of Thursday, September 23, 2021, at the Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Jerry Kent Hiatt, age 90, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, after a two year struggle to conquer congestive heart failure. [More]
CELINA - Democrats will need to unite as a party under a shared love of democracy in order to win in 2022 and 2024 and improve Ohio for the next generation, state and local Democrats said during the Mercer County Democrats Unity Dinner Thursday night.
WAPAKONETA - Twenty-three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Tuesday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 4,265.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said he's proud of his corrections staff after a state inspection found the county jail fully compliant with Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction standards.
CELINA - Once Celina got rolling, the points rolled in.
The Bulldogs improved to 12-1 on the season and 5-0 in the Western Buckeye League with a 25-18, 25-14, 25-18 win over Bath in Thursday night volleyball action at the intermediate school gymnasium.
CELINA - A 49-year-old unvaccinated man is among three new deaths and 98 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Mercer County during the past week, according to a Wednesday news release from the Mercer County Health District.
Health district administrator Jason Menchhofer on Wednesday night said the newest deaths also include an 84-year-old man and an 80-year-old man. Both were fully vaccinated, marking the third and fourth fully vaccinated individuals to die from the virus. [More]
This is the third and final part of a series looking at the effects of the diminishing number of local attorneys.
CELINA - Mercer County Juvenile Court is seeking volunteers to represent the best interests of children are involved in court proceedings because they have been abused or neglected. [More]
CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Elections office in the courthouse reopened on Wednesday after closing for a day due to an employee testing positive for COVID-19, according to a board news release.
CELINA - A Celina man was arrested Tuesday evening after a search of his vehicle reportedly revealed suspected drugs and meth pipes, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release.
Periennal NAIA football power University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne opened its season with a 45-34 win over Judson University in Illinois last Saturday, with junior running back and Fort Recovery graduate Will Homan leading the charge for USF.
Fort Recovery-St. Henry matchup features area's top running backs
The backyard rivalry between St. Henry and Fort Recovery has been historically one dominated by St. Henry, which holds a 21-5 margin since the teams first played in 1995 when Fort Recovery began playing Midwest Athletic Conference football.
