Saturday, February 24th, 2024
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Legislation that would enable 100% tax abatements on new residential structures for 10 years has been put on hold after city councilors learned it might have a greater impact on the school than initially thought.
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By Dave Stilwell
MINSTER - Coldwater rode a 28-point second quarter to a 65-54 victory over Minster in the boys basketball regular season finale Friday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
Neither team could get an upper hand in a first quarter that featured two ties and three lead changes. Cole McClurg hit a pair of free throws and a layup in the final seconds to give Minster a 12-10 advantage at the end of the opening period. [More]
Obituaries on February 24th, 2024
Merdi Edward Caudill, age 69, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at his residence. [More]
John J. Bertke, 83, Hendersonville, North Carolina, and formerly of Celina, di [More]
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CELINA - A Celina man known as the voice of the Mercer County Fairgrounds and the master of ceremonies of countless events was named Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce's 2023 Citizen of the Year.
St. Marys picks up third straight win over Celina
ST. MARYS - For the first 6 1/2 minutes of the latest hoops edition of the Battle of Grand Lake, Celina and St. Marys slugged it out.  
Then the Ro
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The Coldwater boys bowling team punched their ticket for another shot at winning the program's fifth state title by winning the Division II district tournament on Friday at Interstate Lanes in Rossford.
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New Bremen's Andy Jiang earned another podium finish as he wrapped up his season at the Division II state swimming championships on Friday evening at Branin Natatorium in Canton.
ROCKFORD - Parkway started fast, then New Knoxville slowly worked its way back.
Although the Rangers fought hard, a 24-0 hole was too hard to overcome in a 50-42 loss Friday at Panther Gymnasium.
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Delphos St. John's held Marion Local to six points in the second quarter to pull away and hold on to beat the Flyers 57-47, claiming an outright Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball title on Friday night at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium in Delphos.
NEW BREMEN - Fort Recovery pulled off a near-miraculous comeback to force overtime on Friday, but the Indians couldn't keep up the magic from there.