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Friday, July 6th, 2018
Board approves partnership
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - The YMCA of Greater Dayton will manage The Auglaize/Mercer Counties Family YMCA facilities under a new agreement.
The local YMCA's board of directors recently voted unanimously to partner with the Dayton organization, rather than hire a n [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - When New Bremen ACME baseball coach Brad Selby saw who was pitching for Minster on Thursday night, he knew fans at Hanover Street Park would see a pitchers' duel.
That's what the Cardinals' Spencer Alig and the Wildcats' Jack Heitbrink delivered as both pitchers traded zeros for most of the night. [More]
Obituaries on July 6th, 2018
Laci Peterson-Adams, 47, St. Marys, died July 4, 2018, at Joint Township Distri [More]
Mary C. Boroff, 85, Mendon, died at 8:02 a.m., July 5, 2018, at Laurels of Shan [More]
The Rev. Edwin Lauren Ford Jr., 80, Woodburn, Indiana, formerly of Willshire, died at his daughter's home in Woodburn, on July 5, 2018. [More]
Andrea E. Garman, age 67, of Celina, Ohio, passed away at 9:49 pm, July 3, 2018, at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Gerald L. Schmit, 79, Indian Trail, North Carolina, died on July 3, 2018.
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Steps taken to help workers beat the heat
MERCER COUNTY - Outdoor workers are catching a quick respite from the two-week stretch of 90-degree days before the mercury jumps back into the upper 80s next week.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County commissioners plan to seek an Ohio Department of Transportation grant to help fund a $1.74 million new terminal project at Neil Armstrong Airport.
Six local entities were among 110 Ohio employers that will share $2.9 million in workplace safety grants from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
CELINA - Four area people pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges in indictments issued in June by a Mercer County grand jury.
Christina M. Hall,
ST. HENRY - A seven-run, seventh-inning rally by Celina capped an 11-10 victory over Fort Recovery in the three-plus hourlong nightcap of a baseball twin bill to kick off District 4 ACME Mercer County sectional tournament play on Thursday.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake lost a two-run lead in the bottom of the eighth inning before getting back the two runs and defeating St.