Saturday, June 25th, 2016
Venue will be constructed along Lake Shore Drive
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel confirmed Celina will receive state capital budget funding to construct the Harley Jones Memorial Amphitheater in the soon-to-be developed Bryson Park District.
Senate Bill 310 originally outlined $1.2 million for the amphitheater. [More]
Obituaries on June 25th, 2016
Betty L. Hayes, 91, of Rockford, Ohio, died at 4:51 a.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2016 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford, where she was a patient. [More]
Rose Ann (Brock) Kinnison, age 88 of Celina, Ohio passed away at 2:16 a.m. on June 23, 2016 at the Lutheran Hospital in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. [More]
Justin Todd Perts, age 39, of North East, Pa., died on Monday June 20, 2016 at UPMC Hamot. [More]
Marie A. Schulte, a resident of Vancrest of Saint Marys Nursing Home, died 4:03 A.M. Friday, June 24, 2016, in Saint Marys. [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 25th, 2016
Splash pad, shelter houses, restrooms planned at lake site
CELINA - City officials hope to come to an agreement by late summer or early fall with Bryson Trust Fund officers on deed restrictions for a new park along Lake Shore Drive.
Writing helped Moser deal with emotions
A Mercer County native's book chronicles her journey from grief and resentment to peace after her son was fatally struck by a drunk driver.
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FORT RECOVERY - The early rounds belonged to Fort Recovery, but St. Henry delivered a haymaker in the fourth inning and never looked back.
The Redskins scored six runs in the inning and added three more in the fifth on their way to a 9-2 victory on Friday night, improving to 7-6 on the season.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Joseph Filosa pitched eight innings of six-hit, nine-strikeout shutout baseball, and Grand Lake batted around in the eighth inning to complete a home-and-home sweep of the Lima Locos with a 9-0 victory on Friday night at Simmons Field in Lima.