Friday, October 28th, 2016
Division II District Boys Soccer Championship
By Dave Stilwell
ELIDA - A goal by Jarren Casto at the 26:50 mark of the first half proved to be all Celina would need to claim a Division II district championship with a 1-0 win over Shawnee on Thursday night at Elida.
Celina, now 18-1, marches on to the regional semifinals Wednesday at Findlay to take on Vermilion at 7 p.m. [More]
Obituaries on October 28th, 2016
Jerome J. Schmitmeyer age 76 of Minster, Ohio died at 11:25 PM on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at Heritage Center, Minster. [More]
Helen L. Story 76 of Richmond, Ind., died October 25, 2016 at Reid Health after a short illness. [More]
Daniel Ernest Birt, 62, of Attalla, AL (previously Celina, OH) died on October 19th, 2016. [More]
Deborah Ann Walterbusch, 51, Raleigh, North Carolina, and a Coldwater native, died on Sept. 30, 2016, after a 10-month battle with pancreatic cancer. [More]
Local pictures on October 28th, 2016
Subscriber stories on October 28th, 2016
Local elections officials are seeing a steady stream of early voters ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.
More people vote absentee during presidential elections than in primaries or off-year elections, Mercer County Board of Elections Director Laura Bruns said.
CELINA - Though the agency's roots extend back to the Cold War era when the specter of nuclear war loomed large, Mercer County Emergency Management Agency personnel today focus on disasters of decidedly less-lethal proportions.
NEW BREMEN - Trick or treat in the village has been postponed until 4:30-6 p.m. Sunday.
The change was due to the high school girls volleyball district tournament finals on Thursday night conflicting with the original trick or treat night.
Division II District Volleyball Championship
BLUFFTON - Nothing was going to stop Celina from winning the Division II district volleyball championship on Thursday, not even the prospect of facing a Shawnee team that had already avenged a regular season loss to St. Marys to win Tuesday's semifinal.
Division IV District Volleyball Championship
VAN WERT - Minster and New Bremen battled to a 10-10 tie in the opening set of Thursday's Division IV district final.
Then the Cardinals got going - and the Wildcats could nothing do to stop them.
Curtain Call
As the lights dim on the 2016 football regular season this week, Coldwater assistant coaches Joe Huwer and Dan Kanney are methodically preparing for the Cavaliers' Week 10 battle with Delphos St. John's as their team is focused on clinching a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference championship.