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Thursday, January 11th, 2024
Indiana woman sentenced for vehicular assault
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - An Indiana woman who caused a crash that left the other driver with traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries was sentenced to nearly five years in prison on Wednesday afternoon.
Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Matthew Fox sentenced Amanda Eicher, 31, of Winchester, Indiana, to 59 months in the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and 180 days in the Mercer County jail with 23 days credit. He also suspended her driver's license for 10 years. [More]
Legacy of winning
Guilbault set standard for MAC basketball
By Robb Hemmelgarn
When former St. Henry boys basketball coach Fran Guilbault retired in 1999, he had been around the local basketball scene for well over half of the time the sport even existed at the high school level in Mercer County.
Thirty-eight years, 624 wins, 35 straight winning seasons, 20 league and conference championships, and three state championships - in terms of sheer numbers Guilbault, who is in the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame, knew how to produce winners. [More]
Obituaries on January 11th, 2024
Eileen Poeppelman
Eileen E. Poeppelman, age 96, of Minster, died a happy death and went to the Lo [More]
Kathlyn Prenger
Kathlyn R. (Kathy) Prenger, age 79 of Minster, Ohio, passed away peacefully on the evening of Monday, January 8, 2024 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on January 11th, 2024
City hires firm to address dissatisfied employees
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel said immediate action is being taken to address city employee dissatisfaction, including the hiring of a global improvement firm for 39 weeks of organizational and management training.
Vaccinations are down
But rates for the flu, RSV and COVID are up
CELINA - Vaccination rates in Mercer County are on the decline, following a national trend and raising alarm bells from health experts.
During Wedn
Parkway approves $2.8M bid for project
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Wednesday evening voted 3-2 to accept a $2.81 million bid from a Minster firm to build a new athletic building.
Board member resigns, open seat available
NEW BREMEN - School officials on Wednesday night heard school board member Scott Bertke resigned last week.
Bertke served on the New Bremen Board
Board members approve senior internship program
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday approved the Leadership, Employment and Academic Development internship program which will be initiated next school year.
Horse and Buggy Tales
Recounting the tornado of 1886
On May 14, 1886, road contractor William H. Bryan and his crew were grading and building a gravel road near St. Anthony in the western part of Mercer County when they stopped because of an approaching storm.
Kemper stepping down as MAC commissioner
Midwest Athletic Conference commissioner Don Kemper announced Wednesday that he is resigning, effective June 30, after leading the conference since 2013.
The Hoops
Riders face challenge against Titans
At 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the Western Buckeye League, the St. Marys boys basketball team has been playing tough all season. Its only losses have come to a 7-2 Toledo St. Francis team in the second game of the season on a buzzer-beater and an undefeated Findlay squad.
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