Thursday, August 9th, 2018
Concert set opening day
By Colin Foster
Joe Diffie was answering a question during a June 26 phone interview when dishes clattered in the background.
"Sorry, I'm doing dishes while I talk to you," the Grammy Award-winning country musician said before later adding. "You know, I've got my two daughters and my granddaughter at my house right now. They just had breakfast and, of course, they leave it a giant mess."
Even Diffie has to do dishes. He also still jams. [More]
St. Marys' Fleagle wins YMCA national long-course title
By Colin Foster
Justin Fleagle was a state champion during his freshman year at Celina.
Recently, the now home-schooled swimmer became a national champion.
Representing the Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves' swim team, Fleagle won the 50-meter backstroke with [More]
Obituaries on August 9th, 2018
John Ray Davis, 65, St. Marys, died at 5:37 a.m. Aug. 6, 2018, at Vancrest of St. Marys nursing home. [More]
Margaret Hobler, 93, St. Marys, died on Aug. 7, 2018, at Joint Township Distric [More]
Local pictures on August 9th, 2018
Subscriber stories on August 9th, 2018
CELINA - The annual Celina Combined Services fundraising drive will kick off during the halftime show at the Sept. 14 Celina High School homecoming football game against Lima Bath.
CELINA - A Rockford man on Wednesday received two consecutive 11-month prison sentences for two fifth-degree felony charges of aggravated possession of drugs.
Staff preps for new year
ST. MARYS - FFA members were recognized at Wednesday's school board meeting for being recognized as having a top-10 program in innovative activities nationally.
CELINA - Seven people indicted by a Mercer County Grand Jury made initial appearances and two failed to appear on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
CHICKASAW - Village council member Nate Kirwen on Wednesday announced his resignation from council, effective Oct. 10.
He said he is moving to Maria Stein with his family and is going to miss being on council. He has been a member for two years.
CELINA - Former Celina restaurant manager John H. Sherman, 25, was sentenced on Wednesday for disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fifth-degree felony.
VAN WERT - A 27-year-old Celina man who had pleaded guilty in July to a gross sexual imposition charge was sentenced on Wednesday to five years of community control, up to six months at River City Community-based Correctional Facility in Cincinnati and 30 days in jail at a later date.
HUBER HEIGHTS - Closing in on 70, George Thorogood is still bad to the bone - a gruff-voiced, guitar-shredding, hilarious wildman whose power to entertain remains undiminished.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry picked up Mercer County bragging rights in girls golf with a dominating day at the Mercer County girls golf invitational on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks.