Friday, September 23rd, 2016
By Jared Mauch
CELINA - Mercer County officials are stepping up efforts to help residents suffering from mental health problems.
Amy Ikerd, assistant prosecuting attorney; Jodie Lange, Mercer County Sheriff's Office chief corrections officer; and Roberta Donovan, licensed independent social worker from Foundations Behavioral Health Services; spoke on Thursday to the newspaper about ways county officials plan to help. [More]
By Colin Foster
ST. HENRY - St. Henry defeated Coldwater not once, not twice, but three times last season.
We're not in 2015 anymore.
The Cavaliers - as they have been all 2016 season - were downright impressive Thursday night in a 3-1 victory over the Redskins (25-10, 25-21, 19-25, 25-21) in a showdown between state-ranked teams in St. Henry. [More]
Obituaries on September 23rd, 2016
Edson Ray Stiverson, age 68, of Graford, Texas and formerly of Celina, Ohio pas [More]
Adele Dorothy Heckman, age 64, of Portland, IN, died on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Paula Bidwell O'Flanagan passed away on September 17, 2016, in Pocatello, Idaho [More]
Local pictures on September 23rd, 2016
Subscriber stories on September 23rd, 2016
CELINA - A condominium/hotel-style resort proposed for along West Bank Road cleared another hurdle as planning commissioners on Thursday night approved updated preliminary site plans for The Boardwalk.
CELINA - A developer plans to build a new Dollar General store at 908 W. Logan St., the current site of a Kerns Chevrolet Buick GMC parking lot.
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FORT RECOVERY - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has renewed a permit for Gerald Post Pullets, 2751 Fox Road, Fort Recovery, a farm that raises young hens.
Celina win sets up first-place showdown with St. Marys on Tuesday
CELINA - From the moment the opening whistle blew, the Celina boys soccer team was on the attack.
Paced by two goals in the first 20 minutes of the first half and a solid defensive effort, the Bulldogs shut out Wapakoneta 3-0 in a battle of Western Buckeye League unbeatens at the soccer stadium.
MARIA STEIN - Standing firm in the face of a never-say-die attitude from Fort Recovery, Marion Local held on for a four-set victory in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball action Thursday night at the Hangar.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina spotted Defiance a win in the opening set before coming back and winning the final three sets to remain unbeaten in Western Buckeye League volleyball action on Thursday at the Intermediate School gymnasium.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Wapakoneta completed the sweep in the Western Buckeye League golf in winning the league tournament on Thursday at Hidden Creek outside Lima.
Remnant to open event; donations to benefit CALL
CELINA - A Defiance-based Christian country group will perform a free concert Saturday evening at St. John Lutheran Church in Celina.
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CELINA - Mount Tabor Church of God is offering something most area people don't get to see in church - a comedian.
Mount Tabor's annual fall women'