St. Marys couple meets book lovers where they are
By Erin Gardner
ST. MARYS - For a local couple, a good plot twist is more than just a sudden and unexpected change in a book's storyline - it's also the name of their newest venture, a bookstore on wheels.
Sabrina and Matt Moorman of St. Marys co-own Plot Twist Mobile Bookstore, a 6-by-12-foot trailer they converted into a small bookstore, complete with books, bookmarks, blind dates with a book, e-reader accessories, and shirts. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
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The 2026 cross country season got underway for area teams with county invitationals in both Mercer and Auglaize County.
At the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry, Celina brought home the winning runners in both high school boys and girls events. [More]
Obituaries on August 26th, 2026
Charles "Chuck" Roger Rhoads, 62, of St. Marys, died 6:10 a.m. Aug. 19 at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Zachary T. Huff, 30, of St. Marys, died early on Sunday morning from injuries sustained in a single vehicle accident in Noble Township in Auglaize County. [More]
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CELINA - Celina senior Parker Wynk continues to show gradual improvement after sustaining a serious spinal injury during last week's football game against St. Henry, his family shared in recent posts on social media.
MENDON - Councilors in Mendon voted Tuesday night to allow the village to proceed with misdemeanor charges against two property owners in Celina Municipal Court, a step councilors had threatened to take for over a year.
COLUMBUS - Ohio's unemployment rate fell slightly in July to 3.4% from 3.6% in June, while unemployment in both Mercer and Auglaize counties followed suit and fell roughly a quarter of a percent in July.
COLUMBUS - Ohio 211, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Children and Youth, announced Tuesday the completion of a statewide expansion, bringing 211 services to all 88 Ohio counties and ensuring every Ohioan can access local community resources, no matter where they live.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announcing Tuesday that Frysinger Road between U.S. Route 33 and Shelley Road will be closed beginning Monday, Au
St. Henry picks up three-set win over Celina
CELINA - Just days after St. Henry and Celina met in a classic on the gridiron, the two schools met on the hardwood of Celina's Intermediate School in volleyball. An early run paved the way for the visiting Redskins, who swept Celina 25-9, 25-21, 25-14 to move to 2-2 on the year.
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Fort Recovery improved to 2-0 on the season in sweeping St. Marys 25-20, 25-8, 25-21 in a matchup of Grand Lake area teams at Grand Lake Health System Court in St. Marys.
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By William Kincaid
  CELINA - School board members are now open to the possibility of selling the education complex/Fieldhouse, football field and a sliver of land on College Avenue in order to bring overall master plan costs down.
Board members in March 2025 voted to spare the life of the iconic but outdated Fieldhouse to make use of its locker rooms and other amenities, yet emphasized that high school basketball games will be played in a new gymnasium once the grades 7-12 school building is completed. [More]
Celina beats St. Marys in marathon tennis session
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - The score may have read 4-1, but it wasn't a cakewalk for Celina in its Western Buckeye League girls tennis matchup against cross-lake rival St. Marys on Monday afternoon at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.
"To St. Marys' credit, they [More]
Obituaries on August 25th, 2026
Marcus James Petit, age 19, of Celina, OH, passed away unexpectedly on August 20th, 2026, at his home. [More]
Theresa Ann Bowen (Mallory), affectionately known as "Teri" to all who loved he [More]
Virgil Robert Heinrichs, age 37, of Coldwater, passed away on August 17, 2026 at his home in Coldwater. [More]
Willia Ray Skeens, 83, of St. Marys, OH died 11:45 p.m. Friday August 21, 2026 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Alfrieda R. "Fritz" Albers age 94, of Maria Stein, Ohio died on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
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COLDWATER - Coldwater village councilors heard recommendations from the safety committee at Monday night's regular meeting, following up on the issue of kids and motorized devices that was brought to the council's attention by Steve Hennessey at its July 13 regular meeting.
Celina plans to keep activities like band open
CELINA - School board members will have to modify administrative guidelines in alignment with current policy in order to allow homeschooled students to participate in activities such as band.
CELINA - A 49-year-old Mendon man accused of raping a child under the age of 13 multiple times from 2015 to 2016 was indicted on more than 20 child sex crimes last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A 30-year-old Celina man died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday morning on U.S. Route 33 in Auglaize County, a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol states.
ST. HENRY - Village council members in St. Henry approved on third reading an ordinance regulating e-bikes, scooters and other personal conveyance vehicles during their regular meeting Monday night.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors Monday approved emergency legislation to award an almost $138,000 contract to a Minster company to improve the roof of the Crown Pavilion off Plum Street.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys city councilors Monday night introduced multiple pieces of annual legislation, and acknowledged the recent deaths of two former councilors.
COLDWATER - After a season-opening loss to Ada, Coldwater's girls soccer team had to face a familiar foe, Fort Jennings, a team the Cavaliers beat tw
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Bridon Jeffries scored a hat trick as Celina opened its 2026 boys soccer season with an 8-0 shutout of Lincolnview on Monday night in Middle Point.
When the National FFA announced its proficiency finalists Aug. 7, Minster FFA's Ruth Ann Carity was named as a top four finalist in the area of swine production entrepreneurship.
Wynk injured neck in game Friday, has feeling 'in many parts of body'
By Abigail Miller
CELINA- Residents of the Grand Lake region rallied around Celina over the weekend after Celina senior Parker Wynk sustained a serious spinal injury Friday night in the second quarter of the Bulldogs game against St. Henry.
While attempting to recover a fumble just before halftime, the Celina quarterback collided with another player, causing his neck to snap backward. [More]
Obituaries on August 24th, 2026
Nancy Lou Leighner (Hoke) of Rockford, Ohio transitioned peacefully, surrounded [More]
Eloise E. Carpenter, 96, of Saint Marys died 12:05 A.M. Saturday, August 22, 20 [More]
Jeanette J. Morgan, 70, of Celina, OH died Thursday August 20, 2026 at her resi [More]
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One of the most influential soldiers of the 18th century
CELINA-Known to most as "Mad" Anthony Wayne, for his fierce temperament and battlefield reputation, Wayne devoted his life to the United States, fighting through two wars and rising to the rank of Major General.
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Coldwater hosted the 17th annual Totally Promotional Cavalier Spikeoff on Saturday, bringing into the Palace a tough
By Abigail Miller
ST. MARYS - In 40 years, a lot can change - technology, job titles, coworkers and even the way a city operates. For Kim Reiher, one thing remained constant: a desire to serve the City of St. Marys.
The city's network administrator is set to retire on Sept. 1, after a 37-year career with the city in a multitude of roles - including police officer, investigator, and now, network administrator. [More]
Celina hangs on to beat St. Henry in season opener
By Joe Schatz
CELINA - Football is a game of emotions. After losing quarterback Parker Wynk to injury in the second quarter, Celina had to find a way to control those emotions against last year's Division VII champions, St. Henry. In a back and forth game, the Bulldogs held on for the win 38-35 in a thriller at Celina Stadium to start the year 1-0. [More]
Obituaries on August 22nd, 2026
Jeanette J. Morgan, 70, of Celina, OH died Thursday August 20, 2026 at her resi [More]
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CELINA - A 42-year-old Van Wert man was indicted on multiple charges Thursday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court two days after his initial arrest in Rockford.
A 19-year-old Paulding County woman died Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Van Wert County, a news release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Van Wert Post states.
ROCKFORD - Long before drive-thru and convenience foods, homemade fry pies were a staple at family gatherings, church socials, county fairs and community fundraisers.
MARIA STEIN - Carey has a winning percentage of better than 70% during coach Jonathon Mershman's decade-long tenure.
But the program found out Friday that defeating Marion Local is a whole different animal.
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Parkway took advantage of six turnovers by Brookville, four coming by the way of fumbles, to give Keenan Leichty a win in his debut as head coach as the Panthers snap an 18-game losing streak with a 27-14 win over the Blue Devils on Friday at Panther Stadium.
ST. MARYS - Mother Nature provided the pregame fireworks and St. Marys took it from there.
After a 60-minute thunderstorm delay the Roughriders rolled up 366 yards of offense in a 36-12 season-opening victory over the Galion Tigers Friday night at Grand Lake Health Systems Field.
FORT LORAMIE - In a 17-17 first half, about the only thing to stop the offenses of the Minster Wildcats and the Fort Loramie Redskins were their own mistakes. In the second half, Minster made fewer mistakes than Fort Loramie, shutting down the Redskins and scoring 10 points for the 27-17 victory.
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