11-year-old shot himself in the head while handling handgun at family's home
By Margie Wuebker
GREENVILLE - Darke County Common Pleas Court Judge Jonathan Hein minced no words when it came to sentencing Michael L. and Melody R. Fisher of rural Fort Recovery in connection with the accidental shooting of their 11-year-old son.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Athletic Boosters unveiled future plans to renovate Cavalier Stadium during a board of education meeting Tuesday evening.
Kevin Gilliland, a boosters board member and former president, described the current plan as a "first draft." It includes renovated/updated restrooms and concession stands and a new multi-functional building for, but not limited to, locker rooms, batting cages and storage. [More]
MINSTER - Backed by a strong pitching performance by senior Devon Poeppelman, Minster's baseball team won its second Midwest Athletic Conference contest in as many days on Tuesday with a 7-1 triumph over Parkway.
"We have things to work on, and I know Mike (Parkway coach Mike Schumm) will say the same thing, but getting two MAC wins in the first two days this week is a good thing," said Minster coach Mike Wiss, whose team improves 10-1. [More]
Suzanne L. Marion, 75, North Huntington, Pa., and formerly of Celina, passed away at 2:15 a.m. April 16, 2013, at Briarcliff Pavilion, North Huntington, Pa. [More]
Woman hurt in crash on a mission to stop cellphone use while driving
NEW BREMEN - Jacy Good, a 26-year-old who walks with a limp and deals with residual weakness on her left side due to a tragic traffic accident, is on a mission to stop the use of cellphones while driving.
CELINA - Democratic politicians and supporters from Mercer County gathered at the Celina Eagles on Tuesday night for their annual Ox Roast.
Guest speakers included John Patrick Carney, who has represented the state's 22nd District since 2009, and state attorney general hopeful David Pepper.
NEW BREMEN - A Minster teen and a Miamisburg woman were injured when their vehicles collided Tuesday night at the intersection of state Route 274 and East Shelby Road.
NEW BREMEN - Local village and school officials will meet 3:15 p.m. Tuesday to decide the fate of an aging football field near the elementary/middle school building.
CELINA - A large plumbing supply company slated to build a distribution center east of Celina will provide the pipe materials needed to extend city water to the site.
ST. HENRY - Alex Post tossed a one-hitter and the senior right-handed pitcher was the benefactor of more than enough offense during St. Henry's 11-1 six-inning victory over St. John's in Midwest Athletic Conference baseball action on Tuesday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater baseball team was finally able to open Midwest Athletic Conference play on Tuesday and the Cavaliers did so in resounding fashion as they run-ruled Fort Recovery 12-2 in six innings at Veterans Field.
Celina's 4-0 lead disappeared after Wapakoneta tied the score in the seventh inning, but the Bulldogs broke the tie with a run in the eighth for a 5-4 win over the Redskins in Western Buckeye League softball action on Tuesday in Auglaize County.
NEW BREMEN - A new full-service hair salon has opened at 611 E. Monroe St., New Bremen, in a building formerly used as a barn and then as the Heitkamp Electric Inc. office.
