A Sidney woman miraculously escaped drowning in her car when it traveled off state Route 29 near New Knoxville and submerged in 15 feet of floodwaters before dawn Thursday morning.
Theresa Haynes, 45, crawled through the window of her 2002 Chevy Malibu as water poured in around her, climbed ashore on her knees, then spent nearly two hours in soaked clothing searching for a way back to the highway. Temperatures dropped to 32 overnight. [More]
A Celina man who duped his friends out of thousands of dollars is headed to prison following an appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Daniel L. Dircksen, 20, 400 E. Warren St., Lot 35, listened intently as defense attorney Donna Post spoke on his behalf in a case involving three counts of passing bad checks. He entered a guilty plea during an earlier Feb. 7 proceeding. [More]
COLUMBUS - Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker had a smile on her face during pregame warmups and halftime. She was still smiling after the Tigers' Division III state semifinal against Cleveland Central Catholic.
The Tigers gave the third-ranked Ironmen, featuring Ms. Basketball Jantel Lavender, all they could handle, but in the end, the Ironmen were able to get a late cushion to post a 51-39 win at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University on Thursday. [More]
Celina city officials this week signed off on a conservation easement with the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District covering the city's recent purchase of ground along Coldwater Creek.
A cherry red race car speeds down a sprawling track as a flash of bright yellow rolls past.
"Ross," as the banana-colored car is christened, wins the heat and later is declared the overall champion in practice rounds at Tri Star Career Compact CAD class in Celina.
Mercer County commissioners renewed the county's contract with Ohio Recycling of Chickasaw this week and increased its annual funding for services by 1.7 percent.
COLUMBUS - It doesn't matter if a team shoots the ball extremely well, as long as you control the boards.
That was the mantra that Delphos St. John's carried with them on Thursday against Albany Alexander in the second of the two Division III state semifinal contests.
