Thursday, March 17th, 2016
Obituaries on March 17th, 2016
Robert H. Hoying, age 84, of Minster, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. [More]
Glenna "Jean" Henschen, 92, New Knoxville, Ohio, died 12:20 P.M. Sunday, March 13, 2016, at the Saint Marys Living Center. [More]
Charlotte A. Ramsey age 69 of Celina, formerly of Dayton, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Hospice of Dayton. [More]
Bonnie Jean Salyers, age 69, of Rossburg, OH, passed away, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Mercer Health in Coldwater, OH. [More]
Vincent C. Kanney, age 83, of Coldwater, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jeffery R. King age 52 of New Bremen, died unexpectedly at his residence.
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Alan "Al" L. Shafer, 77, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at his residence surrounded by his family on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 8:37 am. [More]
Stories on March 17th, 2016
Progress reported in many areas
CELINA - Mercer County residents' health improved last year, according to the latest edition of the County Health Rankings, released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin.
NEW BREMEN - Options for a new or renovated school building for kindergartners through eighth-graders have been narrowed down from four plans to three. [More]
ST. MARYS - A local doctor on Wednesday warned St. Marys Rotary Club members about the dangers of drug use.
Dr. Bob Gill of Grand Lake Health Syst
Montezuma
MONTEZUMA – Village officials will commit $18,000 as the local share in a state grant application for a street resurfacing project.
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The Lake Area Arts Group is teaming up with Mercer County Fair officials to increase the focus on the arts during this year's fair.
The collaboration is part of an ongoing effort by LAAG to inspire interest in the arts in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
St. Henry's Ryan Mikesell committed to the University of Dayton men's basketball team a few months after the Flyers' run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2014.
Local pictures on March 17th, 2016