Friday, December 13th, 2013
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Officials on Thursday penned an agreement to outsource the county's property tax billing process - a move that could save taxpayers thousands of dollars.
SmartBill of Newark will begin in February handling the labor, supplies, postage and [More]
By Robb Hemmelgarn
ST. HENRY - The final thing that Minster girls basketball head coach Nann Stechschulte uttered to her squad before they filtered off of the bus in St. Henry on Thursday night was a brief warning about the focus they needed playing in their first road Midwest Athletic Conference game of the season. [More]
Obituaries on December 13th, 2013
Joseph C. Mott, 56, Celina, died 5:10 a.m. Dec. 12, 2013, at his residence.
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Audrey Suzanne "Suzanne" Nickerson, 34, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Celina, [More]
Local pictures on December 13th, 2013
Subscriber stories on December 13th, 2013
Editor's note: This is the second story of a three-part series about the heroin problem in the area, its impact on the community and steps being taken to deal with the problem. Names of those dealing with heroin addiction have been changed.
Celina
CELINA - Technological upgrades under consideration at the school district include a safety system to quicken response time of local emergency officials.
A Celina man pleaded guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court last week to an amended charge of attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony, in an incident involving a 4-month-old baby.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office will increase patrols in targeted areas during the holidays, according to a news release from sheriff Jeff Grey.
A judge has rejected a Celina man's request to avoid paying more than $60,000 in medical costs of the man he injured in a 2011 fight.
Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Ingraham late last month ordered Alex Hirn, 27, to pay $61,486.29, according to court records.
Marion Local knocks off Coldwater for the second time this year
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local's girls basketball team smothered Coldwater with an aggressive man-to-man defense en route to a convincing 51-29 victory on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at The Hangar.
NEW KNOXVILLE - With the way that New Knoxville and Versailles were playing defense, it looked like the first team to 30 points would emerge as the winner.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Bremen's girls basketball team outscored Parkway 19-14 in the final quarter and the Cardinals rallied to defeat the Panthers 40-36 in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Thursday at Cardinal Gymnasium.