Friday, February 18th, 2022
By Sandy Rose Schwieterman
One person was killed after being ejected from a van and three were injured in a two-vehicle crash reported at 7:58 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of State Route 49 and Hunter road in Darke County.
The name of the deceased was not available by press time Thursday as Darke County sheriff's deputies were contacting next of kin. [More]
Obituaries on February 18th, 2022
Judy Mae Lucille (Rindler) Gaier, age 76, of Dublin, Ohio, was found to have passed away of natural causes at her residence on February 12, 2022. [More]
R. Kenneth Hunter, 93, of St. Marys, OH died 4:30 a.m. Thursday February 17, 2022 at his residence. [More]
Donald Dudgeon, 94, Mendon, died Feb. 17, 2022, at his residence.
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Area largely missed severe winter weather
BY SANDY ROSE SCHWIETERMAN and LESLIE GARTRELL
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Mercer and Auglaize counties remained relatively unscathed Thursday ni
From staff reports
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Another area business is the recipient of funds aimed at helping meet processing services experiencing difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cases continue to decline
WAPAKONETA - Cases of COVID-19 continued their downward trend in Auglaize County, as Auglaize County Health Department officials in a news release Thursday reported 16 new cases of the virus since Monday.
Division IV Girls Basketball Sectional at Spencerville
Wildcats, Indians cruise to tournament victories
SPENCERVILLE - Two sectional semifinals, two running clocks.
Minster raced past Ridgemont for a 61-9 victory in its girls basketball tournament opener, while Fort Recovery took a more sedate path to a 60-21 win over Waynesfield-Goshen in the nightcap at Spencerville on Thursday.
Division II Boys Bowling Sectional
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Three Midwest Athletic Conference boys bowling teams teams punched their tickets to next week's Division II district after competing at the sectional tournament at Community Lanes in Minster on Thursday.