CELINA - City officials plan to resurface nearly 10 miles of city streets in 2022 at an estimated cost of $2.95 million. If the plan is carried out in full, it would amount to nearly three times the miles of streets resurfaced this summer.
City councilors at their regular meeting this week gave first reading of a resolution authorizing city safety service director Tom Hitchcock to advertise, receive bids and enter into an agreement for the project. [More]
CELINA - A Celina man has been commended by the Celina Police Department for his help in stopping a suspect from escaping police on Wednesday.
Brian Moeller assisted patrolman A.J. Poppe early Wednesday morning when Skyler Lawrence, 26, Portland, Ind., resisted arrest and attempted to escape after an attempted traffic stop, according to a news release from Celina Police Chief Tom Wale. [More]
NEW BREMEN -- Two students and one staff member at New Bremen Local Schools have tested positive for COVID-19 since school started on Aug. 18, superintendent Jason Schrader reported at Wednesday's school board meeting.
CELINA - A total of 112 new cases of COVID-19 and one death have been reported in Mercer County during the past week, according to a Wednesday news release from the Mercer County Health District.
CELINA - Gregg and Ben Chesser received the Cooperator of the Year award at the All Ag drive-through meeting Tuesday evening at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
CELINA - City officials intend to use state and federal dollars, including the city's $1.09 million share of American Rescue Plan Act funds, in 2022 to help fund the reconstruction of Johnson Avenue and Fulton Street at an estimated cost of nearly $2.5 million.
The Celina Athletic Hall of Fame will induct four new members before Friday's football game with Elida. The members were elected a year ago, but COVID-19 restrictions prevented the ceremony from taking place during the basketball season.
After getting first win last week, Celina looks to start streak
Coming off a narrow win over Kenton, the Celina football team has some momentum for the first time this season. The chance to build on it comes in a matchup of Bulldogs as Western Buckeye League rival Elida comes to Celina Stadium on Friday.
Last week we noted two local teams who were effectively in must-win situations. Celina came through, earning a one-point win over Kenton. This does not get the Bulldogs into the top sixteen of their region but makes it more likely they can rise to that position.
CELINA - Both Celina and Kenton had their chances, but nothing could get into the back of the net over the final 68 minutes of the game.
Early goals by both teams held up through the rest of the match as the Bulldogs and Wildcats settled for a 1-1 draw in Western Buckeye League boys soccer action on Tuesday at the soccer stadium. [More]
COLDWATER - A former middle school principal is helping lead a campaign in support of the Coldwater Exempted Village School's 2.5-mill permanent improvement levy on the November general election ballot.
CELINA - Celina firefighters on Tuesday rescued a man who crawled out a window onto the roof of a burning home converted into apartments, Celina Fire Chief Doug Wolters said.
WAPAKONETA - Sixty-one new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Thursday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 4,062.
Parkway rallied from a fourth-set loss and survived a nail-biter fifth set in a 22-25, 25-10, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14 volleyball win at Wapakoneta on Tuesday.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County board of health members during their Monday meeting remembered the life and service of board president Linda Kitzmiller, who died Sept. 1.
Kitzmiller, Minster, had served on the board of health for 30 years and had an extensive background in nursing and health care, bringing an unparalleled level of expertise and care to the position, board members said. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Superintendent Mike Pohlman updated school board members at their Monday night meeting on efforts to secure funding to help pay for the extension of water lines from the Marion Industrial Park to the school.
ST. HENRY - Village officials will seek a $500,000 Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant for an estimated $1.5 million infrastructure project involving the Bernard Addition.
NEW BREMEN -Village council members during Monday's meeting passed on third reading an ordinance to establish a special revenue fund for asset forfeiture.
NEW BREMEN - Coming into Monday night's match with New Bremen, the Lincolnview volleyball team had lost two sets in six matches. The Cardinals beat the Lancers in three straight sets.
ST. MARYS - Monday was set to be a challenge for the St. Marys girls soccer team as the Roughriders faced an undefeated and state-ranked Ottawa-Glandorf squad in a battle for a share of first place in the Western Buckeye League.
MINSTER - Oktoberfest celebrations around the world are synonymous with beer, so Minster Oktoberfest officials felt it was only natural to add a home beer brewing contest to the event Oct. 1-3.
"It's a local home brew competition. Anybody who brews beers themselves and wants to enter it in the competition, they can," said committee member Austin Tebbe. [More]
Minster came up with one of its best performances of the volleyball season and handed Celina its first loss in a 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20 contest between the Grand Lake area teams on Saturday afternoon at Wildcat Gymnasium.
ROSSBURG - When Brandon Overton took the lead from Johnny Scott on lap 42 of Saturday night's 50th annual World 100, many in the overflow crowd estimated at more than 25,000 figured the race was all but over.
