Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
Obituaries on July 18th, 2018
Annabelle Baer, 88, of rural Spencerville, passed away peacefully at 2:45 PM Mo [More]
August R. Gaier Jr., age 77, Fort Loramie, Ohio, passed away of natural causes at his residence Sunday, July 15, 2018. [More]
Jean Keller, age 67, of Sidney passed away at 12:22 AM on Monday, July 16, 2018 at Elmwood Assisted Living Center, New Bremen, surrounded by her family. [More]
Stories on July 18th, 2018
Chickasaw Creek treatment train is planned on 40 acres
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday approved an agreement to accept a $550,000 state grant on behalf of the Lake Facilities Authority to help purchase 40 acres of land to build a fourth treatment train in the Grand Lake watershed. [More]
CELINA - State officials have awarded a nearly $1 million loan to Mercer County to finance the upfront costs of the proposed Carthagena sanitary sewer project.
MINSTER - Council members on Tuesday changed the wording in an ordinance seeking to place a three-year fire/EMS property tax levy on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
CELINA - Mercer County elections officials might move the polling location for 12 precincts from the Galleria to the Knights of Columbus hall, chiefly to better secure voting equipment used on Election Day.
District's cash balance rises
FORT RECOVERY - School board members recently approved a three-year contract to hire William Overla as high school principal with an annual salary of $91,015.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - The first of several downtown stoplights planned for elimination will be covered next week.
The signal at the intersection of High and
The Wabash River Conservancy was unable to spray for weeds along the river in May and June due to excessive rains and a scheduling issue with the company handling the spraying.
ROSSBURG - The 6th annual Eldora Dirt Derby featuring the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series kicked off on Tuesday night with two rounds of practice for the NASCAR machines as well as a full program of Eldora Modifieds and Eldora Stock Car action.
Auglaize-Mercer Pony League Tournament Semifinals
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater Gray and Marion Gold will square off tonight for the Auglaize-Mercer Pony League Tournament championship a
Compiled by Colin Foster
Ohio State's Seth Lonsway won for the first time with the Champion City Kings on Monday night.
And he did it in style [More]
ROCKFORD - After realizing the benefits of therapeutic massage, Rockford resident Luke Stephenson wants to help others recover from injuries.
Eigh
CELINA - Manpower's Celina office honored Parker Hannifin of St. Marys with its Safety Partner Award.
The award recognizes the company for its ongoing commitment to providing a safe working environment for employees, according to a Manpower news release.
Local pictures on July 18th, 2018