Tuesday, August 7th, 2018
Wall built at New Bremen natural area
By Tom Stankard
NEW BREMEN - A memorial honoring Vietnam War veterans is being constructed at the Kuenning-Dicke Natural Area.
The monument was designed by architect John Freytag of Sidney and is nearing completion after construction had begun in May. Freytag said he wanted it to make a statement and to be immediately recognizable. So he created a small-scale version of the famous black-granite memorial in Washington, D.C. [More]
By Colin Foster
Harness racing has a big following in Ohio.
Get ready, race fans: the biggest ticket in harness racing history - Foiled Again - is coming to Celina for this weekend's Trent Bates Memorial at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
Foiled Again, owned by [More]
Obituaries on August 7th, 2018
Robert L. Reineke, age 86, joined the Lord on August 4, 2018, at his home in St. Marys with his loving family by his side. [More]
Karson M. Wagner of Celina, age 13 days, passed away at 3:35 pm in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]
John R. Davis, 65, St. Marys, died on Aug. 6, 2018, at Vancrest of St. Marys nu [More]
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Subscriber stories on August 7th, 2018
FORT RECOVERY - The village's drug-free policy for employees will remain in place as Ohio continues to prepare for the rollout of medical marijuana.
CENTER TOWNSHIP - Strong winds reportedly caused a semitrailer to lift off the road and roll over into a ditch on Monday night.
Ronald Hurd, 61, o
ST. HENRY - A St. Henry teenager received incapacitating injuries after the vehicle he was operating struck a utility pole early Monday morning.
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DUBLIN - Police continue to investigate the homicide of a Parkway High School graduate, according to the Dublin Police Department.
Dr. Christopher
CELINA - It'll be a rootin' tootin' time down at the Mercer County Fair this year as organizers have lined up a stellar week of events and activities, some new, some as time-honored as the agricultural heritage to which the fair has paid homage for more than 150 years.
Snodgrass excited for first season as OHSAA leader
COLDWATER - Jerry Snodgrass had little vacation time this summer.
Snodgrass took over as the Executive Director (Commissioner) of the Ohio High Sc
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Compiled by Colin Foster
The St. Henry girls' golf team won the Lady Bucc Invitational on Monday at Echo Hills Golf Course in Piqua.
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