Celina 4-H camp part of book on WWII history

By William Kincaid

CELINA - In the summer of 1944, 294 German prisoners of war, most of them teenagers, were sent to the 4-H camp at Harbor Point in Celina, offering the area a much-needed workforce when many able-bodied local men were serving their country in World War II. [More]

Obituaries on May 23rd, 2020

Calob Wenning

Calob M. Wenning, age 21 of Coldwater passed away at 7:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at the Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. [More]

Shelby Jacobs

Shelby Jacobs, 16, St. Marys, died at 11:41 a.m. May 22, 2020, at Miami Valley [More]

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Dozen more virus cases

Honoring the fallen this Memorial Day

St. Henry top grads named

'Did it all'

'Stud'

Amazing Atheletes of New Bremen

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West Ohio Food Bank at the Galleria in Celina.

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Friday, May 22nd, 2020

Police respond to teen shooting rifle

Celina boy reportedly was target shooting inside garage

By Leslie Gartrell

CELINA - A 15-year-old boy was temporarily taken into custody on Thursday after reportedly shooting 100 rounds from a semi-automatic rifle inside a garage.

The Celina Police Department received a non-emergency call around 4:30 p.m. from a homeowner on Summit Street who reported finding several holes believed to be bullet holes in the home. [More]

Local BG baseball alums helping in effort to save program

By Colin Foster

Playing baseball for Bowling Green State University was a dream turned reality for a handful of local players.

Last week's news was a nightmare for them.

On May 15, the university announced that it would be cutting its baseball program effective immediately. The program was scrapped as part of BG's effort to shave $2 million off the department of athletics budget after the coronavirus pandemic. The university said cutting baseball would save $500,000 annually. [More]

Obituaries on May 22nd, 2020

Eva Weitzel

Eva M. Weitzel, age 87, of Fort Recovery, passed away on May 20, 2020 at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]

Rita Elking

Rita A. Elking, 97, of New Bremen died on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at 4:00 PM at the Heritage Center in Minster where she had resided for the last 9 years. [More]

John Templeton Jr.

John D. Templeton Jr., age 71 of Celina passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at his residence in Celina. [More]

Norma Mumaw

Norma Jean Mumaw age 92, of Versailles passed away peacefully at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday May 17, 2020, at The Gardens of St. Henry Nursing Home, St. Henry, Ohio. [More]

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10 new Mercer County virus cases

Celina district deficit spending less than estimated

Area tourism hit all-time high in 2019

St. Marys pool will not open

'Legendary'

'Excelled'

Bulldog grads are crisis-tested

Glass, Metzcar rack up top honors

Athletes run for their lives

Celina High School Class Of 2020

'You made us all so proud'

'Hard work, responsibility, leadership'

'Balance school, sports, work'

2019-2020 Timeline

'I couldn't be more proud'

FR Valedictorian, salutatorian and class

Fort Recovery class of 2020

Indian track stars mature in 2020

Rising to extraordinary challenges

Valedictorian Kemper's speech

Salutatorian Heckman gives graduation speech

Minster class sets an example

Top grads named

Minster class of 2020

School year 'transformational'

2 valedictorians, 1 salutatorian

New Bremen class of 2020

Speeches by top duo thank many

Unusual ending but still lots of good memories

Parkway class of 2020 'tough'

Class president muses on what could have been

White, Rutledge co-valedictorians

Parkway High class of 2020

Principal: 'Proudest moment for me'

Class president says shock of last few months 'difficult'

Class color, flower

St. Henry shut out by virus pandemic

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St. Marys Memorial class Of 2020

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Thursday, May 21st, 2020

St. Henry woman, 56, dies of virus

By Leslie Gartrell

CELINA - Officials on Wednesday said the fight against COVID-19 isn't over as a third person has died in Mercer County, and five new cases raise the county's total to 160.

One new case of COVID-19 was announced in Auglaize County.

A 56-year-old St. Henry woman is the third Mercer County resident to die from COVID-19, county health district administrator Jason Menchhofer said. He believed the woman died on Monday. [More]

State football playoffs to expand field starting in 2021

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The Ohio high school football playoffs will expand starting in 2021.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has voted to increase the number of teams that qualify in each region from eight to 12. Per the press release sent Wednesday afternoon, the vote was unanimous. In the current format, the top four seeds in each region host the first week of the playoffs with all remaining playoff games played at neutral sites. [More]

GLSCL calls off 2020 season

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The Grand Lake Mariners will not have a season.

Late Tuesday evening, the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League announced that it was canceling its season amid ongoing coronavirus concerns.

"We are truly disappoi [More]

Obituaries on May 21st, 2020

Steven Kaiser

Steven A. Kaiser, age 72, of Fort Recovery, passed away on May 20, 2020 at OSU Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. [More]

Marjorie Schultz

Marjorie M. (Fields-Horner) Schultz, of Versailles, Ohio passed away at 11:29 AM on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, at her residence. [More]

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Boardwalk slowly takes shape

Gibbs fails to qualify for ballot

St. Marys board approves 5-year financial plan

New Bremen school construction on track

Sex offender arrested for breaking registry rules

Montezuma seeks grant to fix flooding

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'Trailblazer'

Luebke honored by WHAC

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Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

Young hospitalized boy among 14 new cases

By Leslie Gartrell

CELINA - A hospitalized boy 10 years old or younger represents one of 14 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on Tuesday, raising Mercer County's total to 156.

In Auglaize County, one new confirmed case has raised the number of that county's confirmed and probable cases to 57. [More]

Company's gowns block virus

Novolex normally makes customized plastic packaging

By William Kincaid

COLDWATER - A Coldwater manufacturer of customized packaging will soon crank out 2 million isolation gowns a month for health care providers, assisted-living centers and other businesses in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Coldwater is home to one of Novolex's nine North American facilities that are mass-producing personal protective equipment being shipped across the nation, said Galen Killam, a senior technology and product manager. [More]

Obituaries on May 20th, 2020

Joseph Rohrbach

Joseph Richard Rohrbach, 92 of Spencerville died at 11:45 am Saturday, May 16th, 2020 at his home. [More]

Sr. Verlina Mescher

Sister Verlina (M. Benet) Mescher, C.PP.S., 85, died peacefully on May 17 at Hospice of Dayton. [More]

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