COLDWATER - Students taking Coldwater High School's material processing class were tasked with a simple yet broad assignment: build something. While incoming senior Ethan Ebbing had free reign to build almost anything, he decided to tackle a more daring project - an electric guitar. [More]
Russia scores in eighth inning to end St. Henry's season
By Tom Haines
AKRON - For eight innings on Thursday, St. Henry's Devin Delzeith and Russia's Xavier Phlipot were locked in a scoreless duel.
In the end, Phlipot ended it with his bat.
Phlipot lined a two-out single to right to score Jude Counts and give Russia a 1-0, eight-inning win in the Division IV baseball state semifinals at Canal Park in Akron. [More]
Mercer County once again had the lowest joblessness in Ohio in April.
Mercer County's unemployment rate decreased significantly to 1.9% in April, down from 2.5% in March, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
Hamilton scored nine runs in the top of the sixth inning and handed Grand Lake its second straight defeat in a run-rule 15-5 contest in seven innings on Thursday night at Montgomery Field.
ROSSBURG - Tim McCreadie and Ricky Thornton Jr., who are both looking for their first Dream main event win, kicked off the DLM Dream weekend by winning the 25-lap preliminary feature events and each collected $12,000 in the process.
Canadian wildfires were responsible for haze in Ohio
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Smoke from Canadian wildfires made its way to Ohio, prompting the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to issue the first-ever statewide air quality advisory on Wednesday.
The smoke was visible in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
Linda S. Hight, 77, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, and formerly of St. Marys, died 7:40 A.M. Sunday, June 4, 2023, at Everheart Hospice, Greenville, Ohio. [More]
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday approved a contract to appoint police chief Paul May as the first school resource officer (SRO) of Parkway Local Schools.
Council president Ron Searight said several councilors met with Parkway school board members in May to discuss the contract. Village solicitor Ross Finke assisted officials in hammering out a deal. [More]
St. Henry makes first trip to state since 2003 title
By Gary R. Rasberry
For the first decade of the 21st century, it didn't seem like a St. Henry baseball team without a Gast behind the plate.
Bill Gast was the backstop when the Redskins won state in 2000 after being a first baseman/designated hitter during the 1999 title run, and brother Adam was the catcher when St. Henry won its third title in 2003. [More]
CELINA - Tri Star construction program's 1,900-square-foot ranch house at 1110 Fleck Ave., Celina, brought in $369,000, the reserve price, at public auction last week.
MINSTER - Village councilors on Tuesday night approved legislation setting in motion the reconstruction of a section of Sixth Street at an estimated cost of $600,000.
RECOVERY TOWNSHIP - Park Road between Ohio Indiana State Line and State Route 49 in Recovery Township will be closed on June 7 for a bridge replacement and roadway approach reconstruction.
Grand Lake plated three runs in the top of the ninth to come back and win the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League opener over Southern Ohio 4-2 on Tuesday night at Bob Wren Field on the campus of Ohio University.
The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association will formally induct its 2023 class of the Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday night at the Easton Hilton in Columbus starting at 6 p.m. with the induction taking place around 8 p.m.
CELINA - It was back to school for cafeteria managers who clocked in at 6:30 a.m. Monday at Celina High School to prepare free breakfast and lunch meals for roughly 300 children.
Celina appears to be the only area school district participating in the federally-funded Summer Food Service Program, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture site finder. [More]
CELINA - A recently constructed two-stage channel in Center Township is expected to significantly stem nutrient pollution in local waters destined for Lake Erie.
COLDWATER - Coldwater stole 11 bases and came up with a few timely hits on the way to an 8-1 win over Parkway in an ACME baseball game at Veterans Field on Monday.
CELINA - After two straight 17-win seasons and four straight sub-.500 campaigns in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League play, Grand Lake will turn to a new baseball skipper who knows a thing or two about turning the corner.
Colton Ahrens singled home Wyatt Fleck for the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth as Marion Local defeated Celina 10-8 in Mercer County ACME baseball action on Monday night at Montgomery Field.
MERCER COUNTY - Feel down in the dumps? Want to beat the heat or celebrate virtually any occasion? You need look no further than the sweet panacea of ice cream.
