COLUMBUS - Multiple rain delays did not stop the actions from heating up during Saturday's Divisions II and III events at the OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships.
Celina had six athletes compete on the day, which also featured two long rain delays that prompted a change in the running of the Division II semifinals to a timed finals format run on Sunday and extended the finish time of the Division III running finals to 10:45 p.m. [More]
"Toni" (born Shirley) Diane Beener was born to Elmer and Martha (Davies) Burden of Lima on May 7, 1942 and passed away in Lima, Ohio on June 3, 2026. [More]
CELINA - With nitrogen levels creeping upward in Grand Lake, local officials are turning to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Gulf of America Division to potentially fund educational outreach and cost-sharing incentives to reduce nutrient nonpoint source pollution.
ROSSBURG - At just 29 years old Bobby Pierce has won nearly every major event that dirt late model racing has to offer and he has had incredible success at Eldora Speedway that includes two World 100 wins.
Minster girls finish runner-up; Rose sweeps hurdles
By Joe Schatz
COLUMBUS - While Columbus Grove ended day two of the state track meet on top of both the boys and girls D-V podiums, area athletes from all over showcased why the region is considered one of the best. Minster's girls team ended the night in second place with 44 points, 15 ½ behind the Bulldogs, but many individuals earned their nights on the podium. [More]
Clarence V. "Chuck" Leugers, age 81, of Versailles, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at The Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - City officials have begun the process of selecting an architectural firm to design the new firehouse on a 1.8-acre vacant lot at 501 Grand Lake Road, the site of the former Orchard Tree restaurant.
CELINA - The Mercer County Commissioners awarded a $136,039 contract to VTF Excavation LLC of Celina to repair and install additional seawall along the shoreline of a less than 1-acre park used by fishermen and boaters in Montezuma.
CELINA - Three people were arrested Friday morning during the execution of a search warrant at a Coldwater residence, according to a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman.
ROSSBURG - Georgia drivers Brandon Overton and Jonathan Davenport have won the last six Dirt Late Model Dream $100,000 feature events at Eldora. Friday night the two dirt racing superstars lined up next to each other for a five-lap shootout to decide the $30,000 to-win preliminary feature.
After a career in baseball that included success on the college level and working in professional baseball, Mike Roberts found something familiar about Celina.
Roberts officially begins his duties as manager of the Grand Lake Mariners tonight when they travel to Foundation Field in Hamilton to play the Joes. [More]
CELINA - A 44-year-old Indiana man convicted of stealing power tools and lawn care equipment last spring was sentenced to almost two years in prison this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - The proliferation of data centers across the nation is causing supply shortages of critical equipment, and the Mercer County Sheriff's Office is feeling the sting.
St. Henry centenarian throws first pitch at Reds game
By William Kincaid
Though she won't turn 100 until June 10, St. Henry native Delma Rammel celebrated the massive milestone in a huge way Monday evening by throwing out the first pitch before the Cincinnati Reds took on the Kansas City Royals at Great American Ball Park. [More]
ST. MARYS - At a special meeting Wednesday, St. Marys City Schools Board of Education members hired a new assistant principal for the district middle school.
HAMLER - Comebacks have many forms; whether it's a team's comeback win after trailing early, or a comeback effort from a player after struggling early in the game.
ROSSBURG- Nick Hoffman came into Eldora Speedway's Dirt Late Model Dream weekend as a dark horse pick to possibly to pick up his first crown jewel victory at the famed half-mile clay oval.
Amanda-Clearcreek scored twice in the fourth to take the lead from Coldwater and added two big runs in the sixth to come away with the 4-2 victory in the Division V regional semfinals on Wednesday at Ed Sandy Field in Elida.
