Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017
Obituaries on March 22nd, 2017
Paul E. Bonifas, 61, formerly of Celina, OH died Saturday March 18, 2017 in the emergency department of Defiance Regional Hospital. [More]
Jeremy D. Bricker, age 34, Celina, OH, died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at his residence in Celina. [More]
Francis X. Brown, 86, of Wapakoneta, died 3:04 a.m., Tues. March 21, 2017, at The Gardens of Wapakoneta. [More]
JoAnn Lampert, age 83, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 4:35 pm, at St. Marys Living Center. [More]
Paul Edward Meeds, age 99, of Celina, OH, passed away at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, OH, on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 1:42 am. [More]
Stories on March 22nd, 2017
Company to pay $1.7M to Minster school district for 10-year tax forgiveness on expansion project
MINSTER - Village council members unanimously approved an enterprise zone agreement with Dannon Co. covering the company's expansion project.
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CELINA - Mercer County Auditor Randy Grapner is overseeing an ongoing revaluation of residential, commercial, manufacturing and agricultural properties, a process undertaken every six years.
ROCKFORD - Village councilors welcomed their newest member Tuesday night.
Members voted unanimously to appointed Brad Now to fill the open seat, from which John Dooley resigned on Feb. 21. He was then sworn in by mayor Amy Joseph.
CELINA - A 38-year-old Fort Wayne, Indiana, man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his involvement in the Sept. 23 robbery of the Second National Bank, 800 N. Main St., Celina. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday wore wacky, brightly colored socks to draw attention to World Down Syndrome Day, a celebration observed by the United Nations since 2012.
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ROCKFORD - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted Parkway Local Schools a hunting permit to help fight an invasion of turkey vultures at the football field. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - School board members on Tuesday approved a bus trade-in for newer models at a cost of $175,552.
The bid from Southwestern Ohio Educational Purchasing Council will give the school district two 84-passenger buses for $87,776 each and allow the school to dispose of two older buses.
CELINA - A Celina woman was sentenced on Tuesday to 180 days in jail for possession of illegal drugs.
Mariah N. Kobus, 25, also was sentenced to up
DAYTON - The lawyer for former Fort Recovery Local Schools teacher and coach Christopher Summers is challenging U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Merz's recommendation that a U.S. District Court reject Summers' request to get out of prison.
Last Saturday marked the end of another great basketball season for Grand Lake Area basketball teams.
How good, you ask?
Well, four MAC boys' t [More]
CELINA - The Market Street Inn at 605 E. Market St. is one of the newest lodging options for Grand Lake area visitors.
Owner Stacey Brunswick described it as "a bed and breakfast minus the breakfast."
"I don't cook breakfast," she said, laughing.
Local pictures on March 22nd, 2017