The crowd in the nearly full Celina Fieldhouse roared as Cayla Hellwarth of Celina was named Miss Lake Festival 2009 by Miss Ohio Erica Gelhaus following a full night of competition.
Last year's Miss Lake Festival Ellen Bryan crowned the new queen, who will reign with her court during this weekend's Celina Lake Festival. [More]
Beyke family of St. Henry will retire from their Daily Standard route this week
By Shelley Grieshop
ST. HENRY - After 21 years of ink-stained hands, growling dogs and "some of the sweetest customers in the world," the Beyke family is hanging up their Daily Standard newspaper bag forever.
Tom and Esther Beyke's 12 children and three of their grandchildren have delivered the Celina-based paper longer than any other Grand Lake-area family. Their stories are many and so are the lessons in life they gathered along the way, Esther says. [More]
Celina resident Mike Sovinski was elected to fill the open spot on Celina City Council, while Matt Gilmore of Celina was elected as the new chairman of the Mercer County Republican Party.
Six young ladies competed in the first Miss Lake Festival Outstanding Teen Pageant at a packed Celina Fieldhouse on Monday evening. The pageant was held in conjunction with the Miss Lake Festival Queen Pageant.
A 59-year-old Celina man facing 13 charges related to the death of a local woman remains incarcerated on a $1 million bond following a Monday afternoon appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
The Wabash River Conservancy District on Saturday approved a 2010 preliminary operating budget totaling $32,350 that will be sent to the auditors' offices in Mercer and Darke counties for approval.
ST. MARYS - The utility line extension for the new high school/middle school complex is now in place, according to the city electric systems superintendent.
With the type of pitching Grand Lake has, only a few runs will usually get the job done.
The Mariners scored four times in the first inning and then rode the arms of six pitchers on the way to a 6-1 win over the Lake Erie Monarchs on Monday night at Jim Hoess Field.
