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Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
County OKs $65.25M 2019 budget
Spending up 3.1 percent
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday morning passed the county's 2019 budget at $65.26 million for all accounts, an uptick of 3.1 percent from the previous year.
County commissioners Greg Homan, Jerry Laffin and Rick Muhlenkamp this week approved the budget after spending weeks reviewing expenditure requests from county department heads. [More]
Step right up
Cordonnier, Bergman lead Cardinals past 'Riders
By Colin Foster
NEW BREMEN - St. Marys' game plan against New Bremen was to shut down Kelly Naylor and force others to step up.
So Madison Cordonnier and Kayla Bergman stepped up.
Cordonnier scored a game-high 15 points and Bergman added 12 as the Cardinals separated themselves from the Roughriders by outscoring them 30-18 after halftime for a 47-36 victory in New Bremen. [More]
Obituaries on January 16th, 2019
Gregory Kruger
Gregory Steven Kruger, age 66, of Lewis Center, Ohio passed away on Monday, January 14, 2019 at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus. [More]
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Fire guts Montezuma mobile home
MONTEZUMA - A mobile home at 5134 It's It Road, Lot 33, was declared a total loss after a fire on Tuesday morning, according to Montezuma Fire Chief Lee Braun.
Minster residents briefed on project
MINSTER - About 30 residents attended a public open house with local officials and representatives from Choice One Engineering to discuss the planned $2.6 million renovation of Second Street.
Minster
School renovation work progresses
$10.3M project is 54 percent complete, superintendent says
MINSTER - A $10.3 million middle/high school renovation project is more than halfway complete, according to superintendent Brenda Boeke.
In her rep
Rockford
New officer is sworn in
ROCKFORD - Mayor Amy Joseph administered the oath of office to the village's new part-time police officer, Charles Howe, at Tuesday's council meeting
Celina man arrested on drug charges
CELINA - A Celina man was arrested on drug charges after a Monday traffic stop in Celina, according to news release from Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
Federal food assistance will be available early
February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits will be issued today due to the federal government shutdown, according to a Mercer County Job and Family Services news release.
Selhorst Concrete worker buys business
COLDWATER - Longtime Selhorst Concrete employee Ray Langenkamp has become sole owner of the company.
Terry and Kathy Selhorst started the business
Indians blow past Starfires
FORT RECOVERY - While the offense took some time to find its range, the Fort Recovery defense was spot on.
The Indians forced South Adams into 31 t
Area Roundup
Conley, Jets edge Redskins
Compiled by Colin Foster
Corina Conley scored 29 points and Franklin Monroe outscored St. Henry 20-10 in the fourth quarter to emerge with a 50-45 victory on Tuesday in Pitsburg.
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