Saturday, January 25th, 2020
Wright State nursing program ranked one of best
By Tom Stankard
Wright State University's nursing college has been ranked one of the state's best.
The university's College of Nursing and Health was ranked No. 3 in Ohio this year, according to Nursing Process, a website that is often used to as a guide for nursing and health care education. The Ohio State University took first place, and the University of Cincinnati ranked second. [More]
By Sydney Albert
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced to more than eight and a half years in prison for assaulting his wife, evading authorities for about two months and then threatening his adult daughter not to testify against him.
Mitch Mullins, 44, was sentence [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLDWATER - Jim Melton couldn't ask for a better performance from his Fort Recovery squad on Friday night.
The Indians opened the game with a 16-0 run and posted their best defensive effort of the season in a 46-27 win over Coldwater for their fourth straight win and 11th of the season. [More]
Obituaries on January 25th, 2020
Alvin H. Bills, age 79, of Maria Stein, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Patricia Ann Combs, 72, of Celina, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunda [More]
Alice B. Post, age 84, of St. Henry and formerly of Wendelin, died Friday January 24, 2020, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Jerry L. Garman, age 77, of Coldwater, died Friday, January 24, 2020 at St. Rita's in Lima. [More]
LaVerne J. Reichert, 85, Lewistown, died on Jan. 24, 2020, at Briarwood Village [More]
Patsy Ruth Rodriguez, age 83, of Montezuma, Ohio, passed away at her residence on January 23, 2020 at 6:35 pm. [More]
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Auglaize and Mercer counties rank among the top counties in the state in business growth and incoming investment.
Auglaize County in 2019 ranked eighth in the state for incoming investment.
CELINA - Elections officials are on the hunt again for a deputy director after Kristi Timmerman submitted her resignation to the board of elections, chairperson Toni Slusser said on Friday afternoon.
Bell, two others charged in shooting death of local man
WAPAKONETA - The final pretrial hearing for a Columbus-area woman charged in connection with a 2018 deadly shooting in St. Marys has been postponed until Feb. 25 in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced to four years in prison and five years of community control sanctions after his conviction on four felony charges, including intimidation, violation of a protection order and menacing by stalking.
Celina got house when it took over graveyard
CELIAN - City officials likely will remain landlords of a two-story home the city inherited when it was forced to assume ownership of the 19-acre North Grove Cemetery in late 2013.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen police officers are searching for three male subjects who broke into several vehicles and spent hundreds of dollars at the New Bremen Dollar General using stolen credit cards.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys police officials are investigating a breaking and entering case at Villa Nova Drive-Thru that reportedly took place early Friday morning.
Shooting struggles cost Panthers in loss to Tigers
VERSAILLES - Parkway had its chance to tango with the top-ranked Tigers of Versailles on Friday night.
It turned out to be a night of missed chances for Parkway.
NEW BREMEN - The game seemed to hang on every possession.
For 32 minutes, Minster and New Bremen were never separated by more than four points one way or the other.
MINSTER - After helping Minster to two Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf championships and two state tournament appearances, Grant Voisard is ready to move on.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Freshman Austin Parks had a career night as St. Marys improved to 11-3 with a 66-43 win over Kenton on Friday night at Murotech Court. The loss drops the Wildcats out of a share of the Western Buckeye League lead at 9-7 and 4-1.