CELINA - Mayoral candidates Jeff Hazel and Craig Klopfleisch believe the city needs the additional half-percent income tax approved by voters last year.
Health services
Proposed funding cuts to local governments have some township trustees concerned about expenses such as the cost of county health services.
At a Me
A 26-year-old Celina man faces charges of obstructing justice, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after a Sunday morning incident that resulted in his being shot with a stun gun in a city alley.
Civil War reenactment to add candlelight camp tour, fireworks, 9/11 tribute
FORT RECOVERY - The second annual Civil War at the Fort this weekend at Fort Ambassador Park will feature more calvary and several new events, including a candlelight tour of army camps, fireworks, a 9/11 tribute and a Gatling gun competition.
A Montezuma-area man faces numerous traffic charges after being arrested twice within a 24-hour period.
Robert H. Senger, 74, 5359 Karafit Road, Lot 34, remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Detention Facility pending an appearance in Celina Municipal Court.
WAPAKONETA - A Cincinnati man has been identified as the train engineer killed in an accident early Thursday morning south of Wapakoneta.
Dennis A. Hemme, 59, was pronounced dead at the scene after becoming pinned between a CSX train engine and a rail car about 5:15 a.m.
Naturally speaking
EGYPT - Ernie Bergman's life-long love of gardening has turned his rural property into a show-stopper.
Still living in the farmhouse along Darke-M
DEFIANCE - After opening Western Buckeye League play a week ago with the first league loss in over three years, Celina's Carolyn Dammeyer was eager to see how her team would respond on the road at Defiance.
MINSTER - The St. Henry Redskins used big scoring runs in each of the three games to hold off the Minster Wildcats 25-13, 25-13 and 25-19 in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball play on Thursday night at the Minster Middle School.
CELINA - On a sloppy night, where the heavy rain finally let up by game time, the Celina Bulldogs' boys' soccer team outlasted Defiance by a score of 4-0.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Parkway improved to 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a sweep of New Knoxville at Panther Gymnasium. The Rangers suffer their first MAC loss while dropping to 3-4 (2-1 MAC).
