Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
By Margie Wuebker
MONTEZUMA - The shrill warning of a smoke detector has been credited with giving an area family time to escape their burning duplex Tuesday morning.
Firefighters from Montezuma and Coldwater responded to the home of Travis and Kristy Williams, 6657 Brookside Drive, in response to a 911 call placed at 10:33 a.m. [More]
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - It didn't take long Tuesday to open sealed bids to buy the former Mercer County Sheriff's Office building.
There weren't any.
Tuesday was the deadline for interested parties to cast bids for the county-owned, two-story building on Livingston Street in Celina. No one submitted bids or arrived for the 11 a.m. bid-opening process. [More]
By Betty Lawrence
CELINA - Delores Schmitz and her husband, the late Cletus Schmitz, were honored with the Mercer County Outstanding Senior Citizens of the Year award during Senior Citizen Day activities on Tuesday.
"Each year we honor our seniors who have contributed to the community through volunteering in their retirement years. It's always a difficult choice as there are so many," said Karen Howick, director of the Mercer County Council on Aging, as she presented the award at Romer's at Westlake in Celina. [More]
Obituaries on May 19th, 2010
Wilma A. Brunswick, 94, formerly of Galley Road, Fort Loramie, died at 6:30 p.m. May 17, 2010, at Fairhaven County Home in Sidney. [More]
Carolyn J. Felver, 78, 9785 state Route 49, Rockford, died May 15, 2010, at Van Crest Nursing Home in Van Wert. [More]
Ethel Fay Taylor, 89, Van Wert, died at 2:11 p.m. May 17, 2010, at Van Wert County Hospital in Van Wert. [More]
Local pictures on May 19th, 2010
Subscriber stories on May 19th, 2010
Franklin Township referendum votes remain sealed
CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Elections office received 22 applications for the position of director as of Tuesday afternoon, according to deputy director Laura Bruns.
An estimated $1.8 million worth of road paving projects are slated this summer in Mercer County.
County commissioners on Tuesday opened two bids fr
Fort Recovery
FORT RECOVERY - The 70 members of the class of 2010 will graduate at 2 p.m. Sunday at Fort Site Field House.
Keynote speaker will be Lt. Commander Brad Brewer, a graduate of Fort Recovery High School and MIT.
ST. MARYS - A Celina man and three St. Marys residents were arrested Monday night on charges involving the trafficking of heroin.
A substantial amo
ROCKFORD - The village has been awarded a $340,000 grant from the Ohio Public Works Commission, village officials learned Tuesday.
"It's for our pr
Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed
Farmers in the Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties are invited on a dairy and conservation bus tour to Wisconsin and Indiana Aug. 30-Sept. 1.
CELINA - School board members will need to begin talking about whether to ask voters to renew or replace an operating levy that expires at the end of 2011, Celina City Schools Treasurer Mike Marbaugh said this week.
Mercelina Park
Two local youths - a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl - are facing arson charges in connection with a May 11 restroom fire at the Mercelina ball park.
ST. HENRY - Stylists at a new salon in St. Henry are hoping to make their customers' the envy of their friends by providing flattering hairdos and relaxing therapies.
CELINA - It was pretty much a given that Andrew Goodwin would get a call from a Division I school to run in college.
Goodwin chose to run for the Golden Flash after the Celina distance specialist signed with Kent State.
All-Western Buckeye League Softball
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Bath softball team won the Western Buckeye League for the 16th time in school history and the Wildkittens were the top winners in the all-league voting as well.
All-Western Buckeye League Baseball
Compiled by Ryan Hines
The Defiance baseball team has dominated the Western Buckeye League in recent memory and this year was no different as the