CELINA - An eighth person has died from COVID-19 and three news cases of the virus reported on Wednesday raised Mercer County's total count to 218.

In Auglaize County, one new confirmed case raised that county's confirmed total to 69. [More]

MARIA STEIN - The Starlight Drive-In will open this weekend, with additional rules intended to protect staff and customers from the coronavirus.

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CELINA - Lawyers for a Portland, Indiana, woman accused of murder say statements she made to law enforcement should be suppressed because officers did not sufficiently explain her rights.

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week awarded a nearly $240,000 contract to a Celina company to replace an aging wastewater pump station at Scotty's Beach in East Jefferson Township.

CELINA - The Taste of Celina Block Party & Car Show, one of the city's most popular events, has been canceled, organizers announced Wednesday on social media.

CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested a registered sex offender for failure to register his address for the third time this year.

At a 2009 event in St. Henry, former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce told the story about coming to St. Henry to recruit Jim Lachey.

Bruce recalled that he saw the steeple of the St. Henry Catholic Church and thought he would to lose Lachey to Notre Dame.

Jacqui (Dippold) was a state regular and a record breaker.

It's easy to see the reason why she made the top-four on St. Henry's Amazing Athletes list.

"It's a great day to be a Falcon," said Romie Schwieterman during a phone conversation on Tuesday night.

Many people close to the Bowling Green State University baseball program are echoing his message. [More]