Thursday, May 23rd, 2019
Speakers, bands to participate
By Leslie Gartrell
Local communities will observe Memorial Day weekend. Events begin on Friday in Fort Recovery.

Fort Recovery
Fort Recovery American Legion Post 345 and VFW Post 6515 members will conduct their Memorial Day service at 7 p.m. Friday. The service will start at the Wabash Bridge on North Wayne Street. After the ceremony, the veterans groups, Scouts, 4-H clubs, firefighters and anyone else wanting to march will then parade to Monument Park for the remainder of the program. [More]
'Cats tally 20 hits, 3 HRs to win regional opener
By Colin Foster
GREENVILLE - Minster started and ended with a bang in Wednesday's Division IV regional semifinal.
Taylor Homan hit a first-inning home run, Jenna Poeppelman and Kaitlyn Wolf later connected on back-to-back Jacks in the seventh and top-ranked Minster swung its way to a 15-6 victory over Felicity-Franklin at Greenville's Stebbins Field. [More]
Obituaries on May 23rd, 2019
David B. Jarrells, 66, of Saint Marys, died suddenly on Monday, May 20, 2019, in the emergency department of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. [More]
Local pictures on May 23rd, 2019
Subscriber stories on May 23rd, 2019
Rasawehr trial in second day
CELINA - A defense attorney for a former Mercer County man facing 26 misdemeanor charges has asked the judge to disqualify Mercer County Prosecutor Matthew Fox from proceeding in the trial.
CELINA - City officials are looking to revive a systematic approach to maintaining residential walkways.
The former city sidewalk program has been
ST. MARYS - Commencement for 152 St. Marys Memorial High School seniors will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday in the high school gym.
Kathryn Elshoff, d
COLDWATER - Mercer County Community Hospital Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer Cindy Liette announced her retirement at Wednesday's Mercer Health board of governors meeting.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections members approved absentee ballots received after May 7 and provisional ballots during Wednesday's meeting.
Regional Track & Field
Compiled by Colin Foster
Day 1 of the Division III Regional Track and Field Championships Wednesday at Troy Memorial Stadium was highlighted by a few record-breaking performances.
Division IV District Semifinal Doubleheader
COLDWATER - The top four seeds of the Division IV Coldwater baseball district came together for semifinal action.
One game was as exciting as expected, while other had even winning team fans a bit surprised of the outcome.