Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
Fire leaves home badly damaged
By Michael Frank
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - A one-story ranch home was badly damaged during a midnight inferno but a couple and their two dogs managed to escape unharmed.
The Celina Fire Department received a call of a fire at 2104 State Route 703 at 12:06 a.m. Tuesday, according to fire chief Joel Lange. [More]
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - The Celina Police Department plans to send out extra officers and close Lake Shore Drive on April 8 in an effort to protect the public as much as possible amid the total solar eclipse.
Mercer County's population is projected to double on April 8 with the arrival of stargazers from across the country. City officials worry the visitors may snarl traffic, raising the risk of accidents and significant delays for locals. [More]
Obituaries on March 27th, 2024
Alberta Ida Everman, age 90, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2024 at the Celina Manor. [More]
Thomas L. "Tom" Robbins, age 79, of Celina, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024, at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
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CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority has landed another state grant that will bankroll nearly 75% of a 16.5-acre land acquisition near Grand Lake St. Marys State Park.
MENDON - The longtime owner of a motorcycle shop and other buildings in downtown Mendon expressed exasperation at the stunted state of the village at Tuesday night's regular council meeting.
CELINA- A St. Marys man was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly two years in prison on escape and drug possession charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
ST. HENRY - Village councilors at this week's regular meeting reviewed a lease agreement with a Kentucky weather radar company looking to install a radar system in St. Henry.
Ohio's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7% but area counties saw an uptick in joblessness in February.
Nevertheless, Mercer County once again had the lowest unemployment rate in the state in February.
Eight events finished before rain cuts meet short
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
and Tom Haines
Coldwater hosted Fort Recovery, Marion Local and New Knoxville Tuesday in a track meet that was cut short after eight events due to inclement weather.