Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Obituaries on December 3rd, 2015
Ronald E. Blatt, 70, Celina, passed away at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, OH, on November 25, 2015 at 12:55 pm. [More]
Herman Kohlhepp Jr., 91, of Xenia and formerly of Minster, died at 2:05 p.m. Nov. 29, 2015, at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Wayne E. Poor, 63, Celina, passed away at his home, on October 10, 2015. He was born on May 28, 1952 in Mendon, OH. [More]
Stories on December 3rd, 2015
Area residents ecstatic over three state-bound teams
MERCER COUNTY - Football fever has taken over Fort Recovery, Coldwater and the Marion Local area as the three schools send teams to the state finals this weekend - the first time three Mercer County teams have reached championship games in the same year.
Developers to renovate site for office space
MINSTER - A pair of businesses will pay $40,000 to buy the Hanover Street School that has been closed for the last four years.
School board members [More]
Mayor confident about payback, expanding city operations, improvements
CELINA - City officials in 2016 will continue to whittle away at Celina's aggregate debt of $17.9 million, which includes principal and interest on loans for capital projects and purchases.
MINSTER - A local company has been found non-compliant with an Ohio Development Services Agency grant but the issue has been resolved, a company official says.
CELINA - One person suffered minor injuries when her car collided with a school bus about 7:10 a.m. today near Celina Primary School.
Charity Jones
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners this week countered a local contractor's allegations that bid specifications aren't being followed by competing companies hired by the county.
CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested one man and are continuing to investigate an armed robbery Monday at a home on Bruce R
Fort Recovery football founders proud of how far program has come
FORT RECOVERY - Pat Niekamp, Randy Diller, Bill Bechtol and Ed Wehrkamp become excited and emotional when they speak about the recent success of the Fort Recovery football team. [More]
Divisions V-VI-VII All-Ohio Football Teams
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater quarterback Jack Hemmelgarn was named Ohio's Division V Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press on Wednesday night.
Division VII State Championship Preview
A budding football program (Fort Recovery) will face an already-established state power (Mogadore) for the Division VII state championship.
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Division V State Championship Preview
It will be a rematch at Ohio Stadium on Friday as Coldwater takes on Canton Central Catholic in the Division V state championship game at 10 a.m.
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Division VII State Championship Preview
Tradition vs. tradition.
Talent vs. talent.
Tiger vs. Tim.
Marion Local and Kirtland for the Division VI state championship - it's a matchup that's long overdue.
Local pictures on December 3rd, 2015