Friday, March 9th, 2012
Division IV Girls Regional at Tipp City
By Gary R. Rasberry
TIPP CITY - For 36 minutes the New Knoxville and Tri-Village girls' basketball teams battled as if it were a 15-round prize fight.
Tri-Village, though, was able to score a 45-43 victory over New Knoxville in overtime during Thursday's Division IV regional semifinals at Tippecanoe High School. [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
In his 86 years of life and counting, there haven't been many endeavors that Don Montgomery wasn't afraid to attempt.
As an Ivy League educated attorney, Montgomery served as an assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio and was later elected as Mercer County's Prosecuting Attorney before enjoying a career in private law practice and later as the president and CEO of the Celina Insurance Group. [More]
Obituaries on March 9th, 2012
John W. Burnett, 78, Celina, died at 6:25 p.m. March 8, 2012, at Celina Manor N [More]
Annabel E. Wagner, 101, New Bremen, died at 11:30 a.m. March 8, 2012, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices, St. Marys. [More]
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Schmidt, 83, Mendon, died March 8, 2012, at her residence. [More]
Ray D. High, 88, Mendon, died March 8, 2012, at his residence.
He was born Fe [More]
Local pictures on March 9th, 2012
Subscriber stories on March 9th, 2012
The mild winter has given farmers an opportunity to catch up on maintenance but it may also mean more pests in the upcoming growing season.
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Celina, Coldwater, Montezuma areas may see hikes
CELINA - County sanitary sewer rates may increase as much as 3.2 percent for some residents in the Montezuma, Coldwater and Celina area.
Mercer Co
Thirteen local and regional companies are vying for contracts to provide materials for future road projects in Mercer County.
Sealed bids to supply
A 16-year-old Maria Stein boy has returned home after leaving Tuesday night in the wake of a disagreement with his mother.
Austin B. Ball, a junior at Marion Local High School, was reportedly dropped off Thursday morning at his Buckeye Street home.
MARIA STEIN - Local residents can learn how farmers in the west African countries of Mai and Burkina Faso grow and produce food during the presentation Farming Halfway Around the World.
All-Northwest District Honors
Fort Recovery's Wade Gelhaus was the Grand Lake area's biggest winner after the northwest district released its all-district honors on Thursday.
Gelhaus, the Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was named Co-Player of the Year in Division IV after leading the Indians to a 21-2 record.