CELINA - Mercer County Republican Party Chairman Bob Hibner is encouraging Celina City Councilman Steve Schulte to resign from office in light of his late September OVI arrest and comments he allegedly made during the incident.
Two of Minster's top athletes made their college commitments official on Thursday as runner Claire Bohman and golfer Max Voisard held signing ceremonies in the High School Library.
Bohman will take her running career to the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, joining a program that qualified this year for the NAIA national cross country championship coming up next week. [More]
Robert "Bob" L. Lipp, age 79, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, following a short illness. [More]
CELINA - A broad assortment of Mercer County service providers will gather under one roof next week for No Wrong Door, a program designed to better inform both agencies and the public about the vast number of civic and social resources available in the area.
A 33-year-old Fort Recovery man died Wednesday evening in an e-bike accident on Butler Street within Fort Recovery village limits, a news release from Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman states.
CELINA - A 77-year-old Celina man was sentenced to nearly six months in jail this week for crimes related to the possession of child sexual abuse materials.
Parkway outlasts St. Henry to reach state championship match
SPRINGFIELD - With two Midwest Athletic Conference foes competing for a chance to go to the state championship, Thursday's Parkway-St. Henry D-VI volleyball match lived up to the billing.
Good day everyone. I hope everyone is doing great.
This fall weather will be quickly reminding us we live in Ohio. I have fished just about everyday for the past month. I out couldn't get over those perfect days we were having and with hardly any rain.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools officials and representatives from Garmann Miller laid out a nearly $42 million potential district facilities expansion project at a public forum on Wednesday night.
The multi-building project includes converting t [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Wednesday approved swimming as a club sport and accepted a neighboring school's swim coach as a volunteer swim coach for the district during the regular meeting.
This is the closing episode of the Macedon Story as revealed to the writer by J.L. Pratt, senior member of the concrete products manufacturer, Pratt Bros. & Boice. He is of the third generation of Pratts who have lived there during the past 120-year era.
ST. HENRY - School board members at Wednesday night's regular meeting gave their blessing to a 10-year, 100% tax abatement for Hi-Tech Wire's recently completed $2.8 million expansion on Ash Street.
CHICKASAW - Councilors approved amounts and rates set by the county Wednesday night and also welcomed a new member of the Chickasaw Board of Public Affairs.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Department remains on high alert for a potential measles outbreak, ramping up preparedness and continuing coordination with local healthcare providers, school officials and law enforcement.
Auglaize County has not yet had its first case of measles. However, there are four cases in Mercer County and three cases in Van Wert County, an Ohio Department of Health online database shows. [More]
WAPAKONETA - A human case of West Nile has been reported in Auglaize County.
Auglaize County Health Department health promotion and planning director Natalie Karner made the announcement at the board of health's regular meeting on Tuesday morning.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Mayor Joe Hurlburt announced at Monday's city council meeting he will run for reelection next year. A lifelong resident of St. Marys, Hurlburt was elected to a four-year term in 2023 and took office in January 2024.
DARKE COUNTY - Darke County sheriff's deputies worked three separate injury crashes on Monday, including a collision near Yorkshire that left two Osgood residents dead. Deputies also responded to two accidents in six hours at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 47. [More]
A number of area volleyball players and coaches earned honors as the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association announced its All-Ohio teams.
The Midwest Athletic Conference was well-represented in Division VI. State semifinalist Parkway had two first-team selections in Naomi Knapke and Hadley Stover with fellow state semifinalist St. Henry represented by Addy Homan. New Bremen placed two on the first team with Ashtyn Eilerman and Maria Kramer. [More]
CELINA - A former city firefighter excoriated city officials Monday night for failing to address Celina City Councilman Stephen Schulte's OVI arrest in late September.
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment Monday announced its acquisition of Green Cubes Technology, a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion power systems for industrial applications, motorized devices and electrical equipment.
MARIA STEIN - Except for a few minor issues that still need to be resolved, the final payments for the new middle school construction will soon close the books on the project, Marion Local school board members learned Monday night.
COLUMBUS - Honda plans to build a $3 billion auto plant in central Ohio, creating more than 2,000 new jobs and increasing its U.S. auto production capacity to roughly 1.3 million vehicles a year.
COLUMBUS - State Rep. Angie King, R-Celina, recently introduced two new pieces of legislation she says are aimed at protecting Ohio families and preserving students' access to education, ensuring the legislature maintains appropriate oversight of the Ohio Department of Health.
Four conference teams look to bring home championships
Jordan Henkle is no stranger to attending the state volleyball tournament.
Now, he'll get a chance to coach when he leads Parkway into the Division VI state semifinals on Thursday night at Wittenberg University at 8 p.m. against Midwest Athletic Conference rival St. Henry.
