Friday, June 16th, 2023
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - A group of boating and waterskiing enthusiasts on Saturday will set out to prove Grand Lake can host barefoot skiing endurance marathons which are normally held on rivers.
Friends of Grand Lake will present The Grand Gathering at 7 a.m. Saturday at West Bank. The 80-mile race is open to any boat capable of pulling a skier in a safe manner, single skiers and relay teams, according to organizer Kevin Klosterman. [More]
Obituaries on June 16th, 2023
Charles F. (Pops) Umstead, formerly of New Bremen and Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at his residence at Otterbein, St. Mary's, Ohio. [More]
Kendra Hunter passed away on June 14, 2023 at JTDM Hospital Hospice at 52 years old. [More]
Mary Lou (Anthony) Brown, 92, Fort Myers, Florida, died July 11, 2022.
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Linda L. Stetler, 83, of Rockford, Ohio passed away on June 12, 2023 at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 16th, 2023
Man has been playing around forever
ST. MARYS - Long before Euchre, Yahtzee or Monopoly came into being, civilizations across the globe yearned for playful ways to pass the time.
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COLDWATER - The annual Friday night fireworks show during Coldwater Community Picnic weekend in August will no longer be held at Coldwater Mall, according to a joint statement from the picnic committee, Coldwater Fire Department and WX3 Enterprises, LLC.
CHICKASAW - Village councilors accepted a board of public affairs recommendation to raise water rates Wednesday night but delayed action on the issue until their July meeting after the adjustment is presented as an ordinance.
Coldwater battles the weather to defeat Fort Recovery 6-3
FORT RECOVERY - By the end of the evening Thursday, after battling Fort Recovery and the rain, Coldwater battled the dwindling daylight to finish up a key Mercer County ACME baseball contest.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Tom Haines
A disastrous fifth inning sent the Grand Lake Mariners to a 16-2, seven-inning run-rule loss against the Lima Locos at Simmons Field on Wednesday.