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Friday, June 29th, 2018
Local vet knows high price of freedom
Heimkreiter recalls war days
By William Kincaid
MONTEZUMA - "Freedom is not free," decorated veteran Jerome "Jerry" Heimkreiter said in a gruff voice inside his Montezuma home while recounting details of his two tours in Vietnam with the U.S. Navy.
"You know the sad thing is the guys that died [More]
Lonsway returns to Ohio after brief stint in Cape Cod League
By Colin Foster
His stint in college baseball's prestigious Cape Cod League didn't work out.
But Celina alum Seth Lonsway is continuing to put in the work in preparation for a starting pitching role with Ohio State next spring.
A logjam in the Brewster Whitec [More]
Obituaries on June 29th, 2018
Betty Henschen
Betty J. Henschen, 90, of New Knoxville, died 6:25 A.M. Thursday, June 28, 2018, at Otterbein Saint Marys Retirement Community. [More]
Francis Sanford
Francis Riley Sanford, 86, formerly of rural New Knoxville, died on June 27, 20 [More]
Pauline Cron
Pauline M. Cron, age 86, of Celina, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at Mercy Health-St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Michael Godwin
Michael L. Godwin, age 62, of Celina, passed away Sunday, June 24, 2018, at the CHP Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
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Grand Lake shows some improvement; signs remain
GRAND LAKE - Lake conditions are slowly improving, but algal toxin levels are still too high to warrant the removal of the posted no-contact signs, according to officials.
New Bremen man charged in fatal crash
CELINA - Charges have been filed against a New Bremen man who reportedly was involved in a March 2017 fatal accident on U.S. 127.
Joshua Bruns, 37,
Local man indicted on felony robbery charges
CELINA - A Celina man has been indicted on two felony robbery charges and a misdemeanor theft charge after having allegedly stolen from the Family Dollar store in Celina on June 20.
Burkettsville council meeting date changed
BURKETTSVILLE - Due to a scheduling conflict, the Burkettsville Village Council meeting has been moved from Monday to Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the
Sweet bye and bye
St. Henry rallies to beat Celina and earn bye in next week's Mercer County tournament
ST. HENRY - With the second seed and a first-round bye in next week's Mercer County ACME baseball tournament on the line, Celina and St. Henry dueled it out at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Thursday night.
Miracle at Montgomery
Mariners rally in ninth to stun Settlers 9-8
CELINA - Grand Lake Mariners coach Damon Haecker has seen about everything in baseball during his time as a player and coach at Auburn.
He hasn't seen anything like what occurred on Thursday night.
Cavs win a pair
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater picked up wins over two teams on Thursday night at Veterans Field.
After having run-ruled St. Marys 10-0
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