It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Betty J. Messner, age 96 of Celina, Ohio on September 1, 2020 surrounded by her children. [More]
The plants are natural habitat for beautiful butterflies
CELINA - A local agency aims to help the eastern monarch butterfly, whose numbers have declined dramatically due to the loss of milkweed, its sole food source. [More]
Monarchs lay eggs one at a time on milkweed plants, most frequently on the underside of leaves, according to the Ohio State University Extension office. When milkweed is scarce, they may load a single plant with eggs but typically lay only one egg on a plant.
ROCKFORD - Village and county officials are seeking input on how to make the intersection of state routes 118 and 707 safer until a construction project planned to begin in 2023 can be started.
CELINA - A Celina restaurateur has chosen to close C-Town Wings on Havemann Road temporarily after a server tested positive for COVID-19 and another server awaits test results.
CELINA - A Coldwater man accused of stealing a loaded handgun and cash from a vehicle before trying to flee from police pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
ST. MARYS - If Auglaize County judge Mark E. Spees tries to do one thing for the youth he sees in juvenile court, it's ensure they receive an education.
Even without an Midwest Athletic Conference title to play for this season, Friday's New Bremen-Marion Local football game will have plenty of ramifications.
As you well know by now, this year's high school football season is going to be quite different from those in the past. For one thing, there will be no official computer points this year. Just for the fun of it, I will be calculating the computer points anyway, and reporting on them here every week.
Last Season: Peyton Wilson rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown and William Roberson added 103 yards and two scores in the Indians' 30-20 win over the Bulldogs in Shawnee Township. Cooper Jones rushed for 165 yards and a touchdown for Celina.
