CELINA - Some school board members vowed to remove an apparently contentious component of a newly introduced reading curriculum that some parents believe is too complicated for young children to grasp.
A good-sized crowd gathered at Monday night's regular board meeting, with a few parents voicing their concerns with the reading curriculum component they believe is not age appropriate. [More]
ROCKFORD - Other than a 10-2 Spencerville run in the second set, the Parkway volleyball team controlled its tournament opener all the way.
The Panthers came out fast and blasted the Bearcats in the third set to finish off the 25-15, 25-20, 25-6 sweep in the Division III sectional opener at Panther Gymnasium on Monday. [More]
Leon Bernard Ruhenkamp, age 79, of St. Rt. 47, Versailles, passed away peacefully of natural causes Saturday afternoon, October 16, 2021, in New Bremen, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - The Mercer County Educational Service Center building, known by many as the former Otis Hospital at 441 Market Street, will be be up for sale at a public auction set for 6 p.m. Nov. 18.
COLDWATER - Four candidates are running to fill three open seats on the Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Board of Education. They include incumbents Mike Hoying Jr. and Jim Miller and newcomers Michael Birt and Greg Bruns.
MINSTER - The millage of a 7.2-mill levy passed in 2000 to build a new elementary school could soon be lowered following a proposal from school district treasurer Laura Klosterman.
A Celina man was injured in a motorcycle accident on Thursday, according to information from the Celina Police Department.
On Thursday at about 10:21 p.m. police received a report of a motorcycle crash in front of Celina Mobile Home Park, 440 Touvelle St, according to police.
MINSTER - A barn that caught fire Sunday on South Shelby Road was deemed a total loss, according to Minster Fire Chief Richard Prenger.
No injuries were reported in the blaze reported around 4 p.m., he said. The structure reportedly was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
When he stepped down after 30 seasons at St. Henry, Dorner noted that he didn't think he was done coaching baseball, but the time was right for him to step down.
New Knoxville senior Carsyn Henschen was named the Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year on Monday after a vote of the coaches, with New Bremen's Diana Kramer named Coach of the Year after the Cardinals won the conference and went undefeated.
