Thursday, October 10th, 2024
By Erin Gardner
  ROCKFORD - School board members on Wednesday designated a committee to create a lease agreement between the school and the Rockford Recreation Association to rent out the baseball diamonds in Shanes Park.
Recreation association president Dan Moeller had asked the school to donate to its ongoing diamond project since it uses the facility. [More]
From staff reports
  AUGLAIZE COUNTY - A 44-year-old Lima man was killed after his vehicle struck a semitrailer that was forced to stop on Interstate 75 when another vehicle came to a halt in front of it.
The three-vehicle accident occurred at about 5:08 p.m. Tuesday on I-75 northbound near milepost 114 in Duchouquet Township, according to a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the State Highway Patrol. [More]
Obituaries on October 10th, 2024
Kenneth C. Vondrell, 63, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away at his home on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. [More]
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Celina woman makes clever and kooky sugar cookies
CELINA - A local cookier's booming business is a labor of love and sugar.
Sharon Green, owner of Feeding Frenzy Cookies, makes and sells sugar cookies that are almost too mesmerizing to eat. Lately, she has been selling Halloween-themed cookies like ghosts, pumpkins, candy corn and spiders.
ST. MARYS- Superintendent Bill Ruane on Wednesday night briefly discussed the district's recent 3.5-star overall rating on its state report card, saying he plans to talk with state and local officials about one evaluation component that he believes is holding the district back.
CELINA- A Celina man pleaded not guilty to a felony charge in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday after allegedly hitting a 65-year-old bicyclist and fleeing the scene.    Cory L. VanGundy, 47, of Celina was arraigned on one count of failure to stop after an accident, a fifth-degree felony.
CELINA- Numerous people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday on a variety of charges including felony assault.
Jeremy D. Link, 43, of Celina was sentenced to up to five years of community control sanctions on one count of attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony.
Horse & Buggy Tales
Last week's installment of the series on James Zura Riley traveling to Alaska in search of gold discussed Riley and his five remaining crew members finding promising nuggets during panning sessions, but their luck ended.
Alumni Notes
Celina grad Bertke among best setters in NAIA
Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, St. Thomas University has been one of the best volleyball programs in NAIA this season. The Bobcats are 20-0 going
While most of the Midwest Athletic Conference football teams are either wrapping up or solidifying their spots in the postseason, Fort Recovery and Parkway are looking to find some positives in the final three games of the season.
  We are already approaching the end of the high school football regular season, which means next week we expand into two columns. Look for one early
FINAL PUSH FOR DOGS
The Bulldogs start the final two-game road trip to the season - with Week 10 being home against Wapakoneta - at Titan Stadium against an Ottawa-Glandorf team that has been up and down.
Impact Players
Offense
Kaiden Werntz, WR, Celina
Seven receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns and the game-winning two-point conversion in the Bulldogs' 36-35 win over Bath.