CELINA - The Mercer County Health District will hold a drive-thru COVID-19 booster vaccine clinic from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.

CELINA - A Celina woman arrested at a house fire in May after slapping a Celina police officer at the scene will be sentenced next month.

Renee Lov

WAPAKONETA - A Cridersville man was arrested Wednesday after a vehicle pursuit that left two law enforcement vehicles damaged.

James Wilcox, 25, is

CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has received two grants totaling $40,864 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety to improve traffic safety and hopefully reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injury accidents, according to a news release.

CELINA - Sherry Chandler, president of the Lake Area Arts Group (LAAG), had always dreamed the group would have its
own art center.

Her dream is now a reality.

Ball State University has started out its women's volleyball season at 13-3 with a 3-1 record in the Mid-American Conference heading into matches this weekend at Akron (Friday) and Buffalo (Saturday).

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina's Maddie Fleck will advance to next week's Division I girls golf district tournament after earning an individual spot at the sectional tournament held at Sycamore Springs in Arlington on Wednesday.

With football's regular season down to the final three regular season games, battles for conference titles come heavily into play.

In the Midwes

With 70% of the high school football regular season complete, we usually can start noting some teams which are mathematically in or out of the playoffs and we can start projecting where teams will finish in the final standings.

DEFIANCE at CELINA
Celina Stadium

Last Meeting: A late charge fell short as the Celina fell to Defiance in the battle of Bulldogs in 2019. The teams did not play last season due to the truncated regular season. Cooper Jones rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns and passed for another.

Players of the Week

Offense

Owen Lefeld, RB St. Henry

31 carries for 172 yards and a touchdown in the Redskins' 21-14 win over Coldwater.