Marion holds off St. Henry for key MAC win
By Joe Schatz
ST. HENRY - While temperatures dipped around the area, Friday's Midwest Athletic Conference battle between Marion Local and St. Henry was hotly contested. Both teams showed why they should be at the top of the standings, but it was the Flyers who avenged last year's Regional final loss with a hard-fought, 17-7 win at the Wally Post Athletic Complex. [More]
Obituaries on September 26th, 2026
John A. Wannemacher, age 91, of Troy, OH passed away on September 22, 2026. [More]
Dolores E. Rolfes, age 100 of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at the Vancrest Nursing Home in St. Marys. [More]
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CELINA - Scores of area businesses spanning multiple industries set up shop at Tri Star Career Compact on Friday in an attempt to add promising high-skilled recruits to their workforces.
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Transportation confirmed this week its plan to construct a $2.9 million roundabout next year at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 119, the site of multiple fatal accidents over the years.
AMANDA TOWNSHIP - Five people including three staff members of Lima-Allen County
Paramedics were transported to a hospital for injuries Friday afternoon after a pickup truck reportedly pulled out in front of an oncoming ambulance on State Route 117.
ST. MARYS - Ottawa-Glandorf scored 26 unanswered points spanning the second and third quarters to pull away from St. Marys for a 46-28 Western Buckeye League victory Friday night at Grand Lake Health Systems Field.
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Celina shut down Kenton over the final 2 1/2 quarters to continue their hot start to the season with a 49-14 win in Western Buckeye League play at Robinson Field in Hardin County.
  ROSSBURG - 20-year old Ryan Timms has burst onto the national sprint car scene the past couple of seasons and won sprint car races all over the country.
COLDWATER - Coldwater hasn't lost to Parkway since 1988, and that streak continued Friday night as the Cavaliers rolled past the Panthers 45-7 for their 35th consecutive win in the series at Cavalier Stadium.
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Good day everyone. I hope you all are doing great.
Well, the lake is full. Wow! what a wet rainy season we are having. I don't remember an August or September being this wet. We are usually begging for a single rain drop.
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Coldwater native to appear on Monday's 'Jeopardy!'
By William Kincaid
DAYTON - Coldwater native Katie Bruns fulfilled a lifelong goal when she competed as a contestant this summer on "Jeopardy!", the top-rated quiz show on TV with a weekly audience of more than 20 million viewers.
The episode will air Monday evening in syndication. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Through the majority of the first set, Celina looked a bit sluggish and in need of a spark.
Kambry Yoder provided the jumper cables.
Yoder served up seven straight points to break an 18-all tie to give the Bulldogs the 25-18 win over Kenton, then road the wave to wins of 25-13 and 25-13 in the final two sets to win the Western Buckeye League match over the Wildcats at Celina Intermediate School to move the Bulldogs to 2-3 in the WBL and 3-11 overall. [More]
Obituaries on September 25th, 2026
Mary Ann E. Hemmelgarn age 95, of St. Henry, died Thursday at The St. Henry Car [More]
Wanda L. Homan, age 87 of North Star, died Wednesday in Greenville.
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Gas prices are at record highs, diesel off the chart
Drivers everywhere are feeling the strain on their wallets when they stop for gas.
The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline continues to climb, up nearly 5 cents from last week, per information from AAA.
CELINA -A 48-year-old Fort Recovery man was sentenced to over three years in prison this week for cases out of Mercer County Common Pleas Court related to violating a protection order and failure to provide a change in address.
CELINA - MVP Dairy opened a new interactive dairy nutrition exhibit at the MVP Dairy Learning Center in Celina, with support from the Cargill Cares Council. A companion exhibit is also open at the Judy McCarty Dairy Learning Center in Rexford, Kansas.
CELINA - A 29-year-old Indiana man was arrested this week on a felony warrant out of Mercer County Common Pleas Court for failure to comply.
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St. Henry ends Parkway's unbeaten start to season
ST. HENRY - After beating New Bremen in a thriller on Tuesday, it looked as if Parkway was unbeatable. But you cannot count out any Midwest Athletic Conference team, especially when it is the red and white of St. Henry.
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Just as in the Division II girls golf sectional earlier this week at Colonial Golfers Club, the Midwest Athletic Conference swept the top three spots at the Division III boys sectional tournament held at the Harrod course.
By Erin Gardner
  MINSTER - More than 50 community members attended a Minster Local Schools forum board work session Wednesday to get an update on a recent land exchange with the village and provide input on a possible building expansion project.
In addition to the school board, superintendent Josh Meyer and building principals, representatives from design firm Garmann Miller discussed how the land exchange happened, what the feedback process looks like and potential expansion options. [More]
Obituaries on September 24th, 2026
John G. "Bright Eyes" Arnold, age 84 of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at his residence in Celina. [More]
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CELINA - A Fort Wayne construction firm has been awarded a $660,000 contract to serve as construction manager on a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation of the childbirth center located within Mercer County Community Hospital.
According to Celina resident Mary Michol Oen, this postcard was written by her father, Robert H. Kallmeyer, when he was 18.
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The St. Marys boys golf team needed a tiebreaker to clinch a trip to the Division II district tournament after competing at the sectional at Sycamore Springs on Wednesday.
  Last season's meetings between St. Henry and Marion Local were games to be remembered.
The first showed that the Redskins could challenge the Flyers.
  Nine of the 10 WBL and MAC games went as expected last week, with Minster pulling the only mild upset in defeating Coldwater by a field goal.
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Hit the road, Jack
After playing four of their first five games at the friendly confines of Celina Stadium, with the lone road trip a quick jaunt to St. Marys, Celina will look to keep up the momentum in their biannual long road trip setup for the Western Buckeye League.
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Brennen Hess, QB, Marion Local
11-of-15 passing for 138 yards and five touchdowns in the Flyers' 41-14 win over Anna.
By Abigail Miller
  MINSTER - Minster Local Schools Board of Education members buttoned up their long-awaited land swap with the village this week, setting the stage for possible district expansion in the future.
Minster school board members at Monday's regular meeting approved an exchange agreement between the Village of Minster and board of education for the transfer of 7.3 acres of village property to Minster Local Schools, and 11.446 acres of school-owned land adjacent to Four Seasons Park to the village. [More]
Parkway wins five-set battle over New Bremen to stay unbeaten
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - The momentum swings in Tuesday night's New Bremen-Parkway volleyball match could have required some medication to stay steady.
Parkway dominated the first set, only for New Bremen to battle back to take the next two sets. The Panthers battled and forced a fifth set, where they were able to get the final two points to hang on for the 25-14, 23-25, 19-25, 25-19, 15-13 win over the Cardinals in a Midwest Athletic Conference battle at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford. [More]
Obituaries on September 23rd, 2026
Diana Piehl of Loveland, OH, passed away September 16, 2026, at the age of 77. [More]
Rose Ann M. (Kremer) Diller, age 81, of Coldwater, passed away with her family at her side on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at Briarwood Village. [More]
Lisa A. Sneddon, age 67, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2026, at 1:35 a.m. [More]
Donald Charles Bowers, 67, St. Marys, died at 2:32 p.m. Sept. 18, 2026, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. [More]
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CELINA - The Celina-Mercer County Combined Services Appeal annual fundraising drive is now in full swing, garnering donations for 18 local nonprofit organizations that provide important services to an array of county residents.
McARTHUR - Gov. Mike DeWine Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 19 Ohio counties impacted by recent severe weather, including Mercer and Van Wert counties.
COLUMBUS - Ohio's unemployment rate fell slightly in August to 3.3% from 3.4% in July, while unemployment in Mercer and Auglaize counties experienced little to no change.
Wright State University's overall enrollment jumped this fall to 12,157 students at the university's Dayton and Lake campuses combined, a 2% increase from fall 2025 and a 12% increase since 2022, according to a fall update from the school.
CELINA - Two men were indicted on drug possession charges last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Raul D. Valle-Rodriguez, 26, was indicted Thursday on one count of possession of cocaine, a fifth-degree felony.
RIDGE TOWNSHIP - The Ohio State Highway Patrol's Van Wert Post responded to a two-vehicle crash with serious injuries that occurred Tuesday at approximately 12:08 a.m. on U.S. Route 30 in Van Wert County.
ST. HENRY - What makes a team good is how they play when they don't have their best. Tuesday night showed that for St. Henry, who took some early punches from Fort Recovery, but came away with the 25-20, 25-21, 25-19 sweep in a Midwest Athletic Conference battle at Redskin Gymnasium.
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The damp and muddy conditions did not deter the teams from New Bremen, St. Henry and Coldwater at the Division II girls golf sectional at Colonial Golfers Club on Tuesday.
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After two delays due to weather and course conditions, the Western Buckeye League held its boys golf tournament at Hidden Creek in Lima.
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