Thursday, August 24th, 2017
Obituaries on August 24th, 2017
Mary Ann Droesch, age 82, of Coldwater, Ohio, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Celina Manor. [More]
Marilyn A. Meyer, age 82, of Coldwater, Ohio, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Gardens of St. Henry. [More]
Beatrice A. Metzger, 87, of St. Marys, OH (and formerly of New Knoxville, OH), died 12:56 p.m. Sunday August 20, 2017 at Otterbein-St. Marys. [More]
Carol C. Olding age 79 of Minster died at 12:15 AM on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at her home. [More]
Stories on August 24th, 2017
Algal blooms take toll on values
CELINA - Properties within one-third of a mile of Grand Lake have lost an estimated total of $51 million in value since the first state-issued water advisories were posted in 2009 due to toxic blue-green algal blooms, according to a recent Ohio State University study. [More]
ST. MARYS - Sgt. Shawn Vondrell is serving as the city's acting police chief.
Vondrell was named interim chief effective Monday after chief Mark Ernst on Sunday retired on the 27th anniversary of his joining the department, said safety service director Greg Foxhoven.
CELINA - A Mercer County man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one count of murder, an unclassified felony, for the death of a 4-year-old boy in September. [More]
CELINA - A 54-year-old Celina man was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison in connection with two methamphetamine-cooking operations found in September 2014.
Funds will pay mostly for training, education for staff, some equipment
COLDWATER - Mercer Health has received a $10,000 pediatric readiness grant to improve pediatric services, primarily in the emergency department at the hospital in Coldwater.
ROCKFORD - The Lima Area Concert Band will perform a memorial concert to honor the late Larry Seibert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Parkway Local High School Auditorium.
Compiled by Colin Foster
St. Henry defeated Celina 183-205 in girls golf play on Wednesday at Celina Lynx Golf Course.
The Redskins' Ellen Naumann and Karlee Staugler tied for medalist honors with matching scores of 43.
Goal Line
Celina at Versailles
Last meeting: 13-7, Versailles. The Tigers scored the final 13 points, with Garrett Thompson's 80-yard touchdown run providing the go-ahead points with 8:36 left in the game.
The talk all summer was about the new football divisional alignments handed out by the OHSAA and how they have affected teams from the Midwest Athletic Conference.
Local pictures on August 24th, 2017