By Erin Gardner
ROCKFORD - After more than 25 years with the Rockford Police Department, Chief Bryan Stetler announced his retirement effective March 9.
During the village council's regular meeting, councilors approved a motion to accept his resignation while thanking him for his service. [More]
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Versailles senior Katey Litten received the top honor from the Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball coaches as the MAC released its all-conference team on Tuesday.
Litten, who will play next season at Thomas More College, was selected a [More]
Obituaries on February 18th, 2026
David "Arky" Charles Arkenberg, age 69, of Eastview Drive, Fort Loramie, passed [More]
Urban F. Arling, age 95 of North Star, Ohio passed away at 9:05 am on Monday, F [More]
Gerald 'Jerry' Buschur, age 77, of Coldwater, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
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ST. MARYS - After several meetings and two rate studies, St. Marys Solid Waste Committee members on Tuesday settled on a proposal for the city's first trash fee increases since 1999.
Celina Post Office has accessibility issues, resident says
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel insists there's nothing the city can do to make the Celina Post Office comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, stressing that the issue has been brought up numerous times with the U.S. Postal Service to no avail.
COLDWATER - Coldwater school board members on Tuesday night were presented with the district's five-year forecast, which has them in a much better financial position than previous forecasts.
CELINA - Local races and issues are set for the May 5 primary election following action taken by boards of elections in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Elections must approve a policy addressing absentee ballots returned without an identification envelope at their next meeting on March 3 in order for it to apply to the May 5 primary election.
A Union City man fled an attempted traffic stop by a Darke County sheriff's deputy Monday night west of Ansonia, leading to a rollover crash and the death of his passenger, according to a news release from Sheriff Mark Whittaker.
MINSTER - Minster councilors took the first step Tuesday night toward the sale of 9 acres of land in the Route 66 Industrial Park at the south edge of the village.
The Celina Police Department investigated two separate traffic crashes Monday in which vehicles struck buildings. No injuries were reported in either incident.
St. Henry wins battle of Redskins over Fort Loramie
ST. HENRY - Communication is key in basketball, and St. Henry basketball fans will have a lot to talk about after the team started fast and kept going in a 69-35 non-conference win over Fort Loramie in a battle of Redskins.
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Three Midwest Athletic Conference and one Western Buckeye League girls bowling teams punched their tickets to next week's Division II state tournament after qualifying at district tournaments on Tuesday.
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A female pedestrian died Sunday night on a roadway south of Yorkshire, after she was reportedly hit by a pickup truck that then fled the scene, a news release from the Darke County Sheriff's Office states.
Darke County Deputies responded at around 9 p.m. Sunday to the 13700 block of Yorkshire Osgood Road on a report of a subject lying in the roadway, per the release. [More]
By Joe Schatz
NEW BREMEN - It took a lot of hard work, dedication and help for New Bremen's Jaylen Powell to get to this point, and the senior Cardinal hopes to take that into his next step as a member of the Mount St. Joseph football team in Cincinnati.
"(I want to thank) all my coaches, from the second grade all the way up. My dad got me into (football), my mom and stepmom, all of them supported me all the way through," Powell said at his signing day. [More]
Obituaries on February 17th, 2026
Terry A. Kunkler, age 68, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 13, 2026, at his home. [More]
Alexander Berron Grunden, 52, of St Marys, OH died 9:24 a.m. Friday, February 13, 2026 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys, OH. [More]
Sandy Green 71 of Clarks Hill South Carolina (formerly of Celina) died January [More]
Urban F. Arling, 95, North Star, died Feb. 16, 2026, at Briarwood Village, Cold [More]
Debra Goldman, age 65, of Celina, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026, at her residence. [More]
Carl Joseph Kill, age 89 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, February 15, 20 [More]
Sandy (Mears) Armour, age 75, of Montezuma, died Friday, February 13, 2026, at her residence in Montezuma. [More]
Adam Lloyd Weiler, 46, St. Marys, died at 10:31 a.m. Feb. 13, 2026, at Kindred Hospital, Lima. [More]
James "Jim" E. Boyd, age 87, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at his home. [More]
Mary Catherine "MC" (Eyink) Wolters, 93, of Gilbert, AZ, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 11, 2026, at the Azalea Assisted Living in Gilbert, AZ. [More]
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FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery village councilors on Monday night said goodbye to the village's administrator of more than 30 years, Randy Diller, who's set to retire at the end of the month.
A 31-year-old Randolph County school employee was arrested over the weekend after being caught with a high school student at her home, a news release from the Union City Police Department states.
CELINA - Mercer County political subdivisions are being asked to enter into a countywide mutual aid and assistance agreement that would allow for reimbursement of personnel outside of fire and law enforcement agencies in the event of a disaster or emergency.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Saturday his department has acted to shut down multiple trucking industry businesses connected to a crash that killed four men in Jay County Feb. 3.
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The regular season for college basketball is starting to wind down with conference tournaments coming soon, especially in NCAA Division III.
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Area historian recounts Greene's life, career
By Abigail Miller
CELINA- Commonly known as the Savior of the South, Nathanael Greene defied all odds on his pursuit of notoriety and American independence, ultimately earning the coveted title of George Washington's favorite general.
About 25 locals learned abo [More]
Obituaries on February 16th, 2026
Alexander Berron Grunden, 52, of St Marys, OH, died 9:24 a.m. Friday, February [More]
James "Jim" E. Boyd, age 87, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Fe [More]
Adam Lloyd Weiler, 46, of St. Marys, OH died 10:31 a.m. Friday February 13, 202 [More]
Sandy (Mears) Armour, age 75, of Montezuma, died Friday, February 13, 2026, at [More]
Terry A. Kunkler, age 68, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Friday, Februa [More]
Debra Goldman, age 65, of Celina, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026, a [More]
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Celina loses lead, but comes back to beat Coldwater
CELINA - Adam Johns had to be experiencing some Déjà vu Saturday evening.
A night after seeing an eight-point halftime lead dissipate in a loss
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For their regular season finale, the Coldwater girls basketball team went "old-school," or more to the point, old gym.
By Abigail Miller
CELINA - The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office pushed back Friday against a Columbus man's request for a new trial due to reports of juror misconduct.
Johnathon H.L. Grove was sentenced in August to between 104½ years and 108 years in prison on: [More]
Obituaries on February 14th, 2026
James "Jim" E. Boyd, age 87, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, Fe [More]
Michaela Maria (Craft) Morgan, 55, of Lake Charles, LA (formerly of St. Marys, [More]
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CELINA - Mercer County Educational Service Center's Business Advisory Council was recognized by Gov. Mike DeWine this week with the highest rating at the state's 2026 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils.
A New Weston driver was taken to a Dayton hospital after reportedly crossing the centerline and colliding with a semitrailer on State Route 705 early Friday morning.
Big lead early lifts Parkway past New Knoxville
ROCKFORD - Parkway scored the first 10 points of the second half and pulled away from New Knoxville for a 58-41 Senior Night victory Friday night at the Panther Gymnasium.
MARIA STEIN - Minster and Marion Local carried substantial winning streaks into Friday night's contest, but it was the Flyers who looked the part in a 67-44 win at the Hangar in a late-season MAC game, extending their streak to seven games in a row.
FORT RECOVERY - It took over three minutes for Delphos St. John's to score its first points on Friday night.
Then, the Blue Jays couldn't stop.
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Celina led Ottawa-Glandorf 30-22 at halftime, but the Titans stormed back in the third quarter to take the lead and then held on to pick up the 58-53 win in Western Buckeye League boys basketball action at Hermiller Gymnasium in Ottawa.
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