Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Ex-school building turned into venue for conferences, retreats, other events
By Tom Stankard
MONTEZUMA - The public is invited to tour the new Spiritual Center of Montezuma, an annex of the Spiritual Center of Maria Stein.
An open house slated for 2-7 p.m. June 20-21 will allow people to see the completed renovations of the facility that previously was Celina City Schools' Franklin Building, Spiritual Center director Robin Goettemoeller said. The center is located at 6732 State Route 219. [More]
Obituaries on June 9th, 2018
Helen E. Johnson, 84, Fort Recovery, died on June 8, 2018, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on June 9th, 2018
Subscriber stories on June 9th, 2018
Wood statue treated, revamped after ant infestation
COLDWATER - A popular wooden statue of St. Francis of Assisi is back up within Memorial Park among the trees, birds and squirrels after having been taken down months ago for treatment.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners recently approved a $28,080.08 change order for a tile replacement project, bumping up VTF Excavation's contract to $427,273.82.
ST. HENRY - Village fire chief Matt Lefeld on Friday warned area residents of scam phone calls soliciting donations for the town fire department.
Late Model Dream Week
ROSSBURG - Mother Nature finally cooperated a little as the 24th annual Dirt Late Model Dream began Friday at Eldora Speedway after Thursday's races were postponed to Friday afternoon. Friday's scheduled program followed with two 25-lap features paying $10,000 to the winner of each race.
Rain gets another win on baseball schedule
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Minster ACME baseball team went 2-1 on Friday as the Wildcats continued their Tennessee trip with games at Pigeon Forge High School.