CELINA - A decision whether to move the location of the trial of Bryant L. Rhoades - charged in the November 2011 murders of Robert and Colleen Grube - will occur during jury selection, a judge has ruled.
The ruling was one of several defense motions Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham responded to in writing this week in the case of the 23-year-old Union City man who faces a 27-count indictment, including aggravated murder with death penalty specifications. [More]
ST. MARYS - Paul Leroy Hoover on Wednesday was ordered to serve at least seven years in prison for the grisly murder of an elderly farmer more than three decades ago.
Visiting Judge Reginald Joseph Routson of Hancock County handed down the maximum [More]
CELINA - A 44-year-old Coldwater man will spend at least 60 days in the Mercer County jail for driving over and injuring a cousin while intoxicated at a graduation party in June.
The sounds of music will again fill the air this summer as several area communities host concerts, including events in Celina, Fort Recovery, St. Henry, St. Marys, Minster and New Bremen.
CELINA - The last time Celina was represented at the boys state tennis tournament, Lyndon Johnson was in the White House, The Beatles were beginning their stranglehold on the American music scene and the Cleveland Browns were on the verge of their last NFL World Championship.
TROY - For a select few area athletes, Wednesday was their opportunity to qualify for the state track meet by finishing in the top four in their event. For others, preliminary races were run to determine which athletes would be able to earn their trip on Friday evening.
Celina's Sam Phares advanced to next week's Division I state track and field meet by qualifying in the pole vault at the regional meet Wednesday at Amherst Steele High School.
The Celina High School athletic program capped off another strong showing in league play this past school year in winning a second straight Western Buckeye League All-Sports Trophy.
