Fort Recovery, St. Marys reach final eight; Burden state individual champion
By Gary R. Rasberry
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After several lean seasons, the Coldwater girls came close to winning another state bowling title.
Competing in their first Division II state tournament since 2021, the Cavaliers reached the championship match, losing in three straight games to Napoleon on Saturday afternoon at HP Lanes in Columbus. The runner-up finish is the fourth in program history, having finished runner-up in 2020 before winning the program's fifth title a year later. [More]
Obituaries on March 2nd, 2026
Stanley Robert Schlater, age 71, of Willowdell Road, Versailles, passed away of [More]
Irene Howe, 97, of New Knoxville, Ohio, died 1:50 P.M. Friday, February 27, 202 [More]
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Mercer County's historic churches are a legacy of faith
CELINA - Drawn to the area for its vast farmland, Mercer County's earliest settlers came from New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and even Germany, bringing their strong religious faith with them.
Ohio Department of Transportation District 7 has issued the following advisories on upcoming traffic impacts due to construction work in Mercer and A
NORTHWOOD - Celina got out to a strong start, but the 3-pointers of Brooklyn Armstead just wore the Bulldogs down.
The Toledo Notre Dame Academy ju
WAPAKONETA - Some relentless ball pressure defense forced 22 Lincolnview turnovers and propelled St. Henry to a Division VI district title Saturday afternoon at Wapakoneta High School.
LIMA - After starting the season 5-3, people might have forgotten just how good Minster was.
There's no questioning it now. The Wildcats rolled in a 54-30 win over Riverdale in the Division VI District Championship at Lima Senior.
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The Celina boys wrestling team will send eight to this weekend's Division II district tournament in Norwalk after a strong day at the sectional at Defiance High School. St. Marys will send six to Norwalk.
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St. Henry captures first state championship
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
For the St. Henry boys bowling team, the road to a championsionship meant going through three five-game matches, two coming against fellow Midwest Athletic Conference teams.
When they needed to, the Redskins stepped up, winning a down-to-the-wire five-game series in the championship match against rival Coldwater to bring home the program's first state title at the Division II state tournament at HP Lanes in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on February 28th, 2026
Mary Kathryn (Quinlin) Mescher, age 84, of Elm Street in Fort Loramie, Ohio, pa [More]
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Fort Recovery admin looks back on 30 years
FORT RECOVERY - After over 30 years of managing all the day-to-day operations of the Village of Fort Recovery, the town's very first village administrator retired this week.
WAPAKONETA - Trailing by 22 entering the fourth quarter, Celina was staring a season-ending loss right in the face.
Despite trimming the lead to s
Division II State Swimming
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Division II state swimming championships concluded with a trio of area swimmers reaching the podium.
Coldwater
NEW BREMEN - There weren't a lot of style points awarded in the Division VI sectional final Friday night at New Bremen.
It was just an old-fashioned blue collar struggle with New Bremen holding off Parkway 43-38 to advance down the tournament trail.
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Coldwater picked the perfect time to snap a losing skid.
The Cavaliers took the lead in the first quarter and neve
By Abigail Miller
  CELINA- Local youth leaders, established business professionals and up-and-coming entrepreneurs were honored Thursday night at the 2025 Celina Mercer County Chamber of Commerce Awards Banquet at Romer's Catering in Celina.
Before the award presentation kicked off, 2025 chamber president Shirley Abels closed out her third term by sharing her gratitude for all the people she worked with. [More]
Fort Recovery pulls away to defeat Covington
By Joe Schatz
TROY - After a tough end to the regular season, it was back to business for Fort Recovery Thursday night in Troy, as the Indians dominated Covington 56-27 to win their Division VI Southwest sectional final.
"I felt like we've been playing prett [More]
Obituaries on February 27th, 2026
Mary Kathryn (Quinlin) Mescher, age 84, of Elm Street in Fort Loramie, Ohio, pa [More]
Sheri L. Hanes, 55, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away February 26, 2026, at her home following a courageous battle with lung cancer. [More]
Gary L. Nolan, age 72, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Edward "Ed" Leo Uppenkamp, Sr., 88, of Celina, passed away Wednesday morning, February 25, 2026, at Vancrest of St.Marys. [More]
Terrance "Whitey" Schwieterman, age 69 of Coldwater, passed away peacefully on February 25th, 2026 surrounded by family. [More]
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CELINA - Superintendent Brooke Gessler defended the Celina City Schools Board of Education's decision to reassign high school principal Renee Kramer to special education director next school year, insisting the move aligns with a broader vision to build strong internal systems.
Along with the upcoming construction season comes inspection and maintenance activity for county ditches, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announc
MINSTER - After some so-so outside shooting in the first half, Minster decided to focus on the big man in the second.
Cole Albers did not disappoin
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Celina used a tremendous round of baker games to move to the top and captured the Division I boys bowling district championship on Thursday at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton, sending the team to its first state tournament since winning the title in 2018.
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Marion Local celebrated the final boys basketball game in its beloved Hangar with a familiar result: a victory.
The Flyers head into the postseason at 20-1 after defeating a tough Van Buren squad 59-37 in the regular season finale in Maria Stein.
A Celina native and her college crush, both in their 80s, are celebrating married life in style.
For the new couple, their love story spans several decades, and after a perosonal tragedy, fate brought them together.
St. Henry, Minster wins low-scoring district semifinals
By Joe Schatz
WAPAKONETA - It was an all-MAC affair in the Division VI district semifinals in Wapakoneta, as St. Henry beat Marion Local and Minster bested Parkway to advance to their respective District Finals on Saturday.
St. Henry 39, Marion Local 32
For the third time this season, St. Henry and Marion Local battled on the hardwood. As was the case the previous two times, it was the Redskins who ran away victors. [More]
Obituaries on February 26th, 2026
Fay Jones, age 93, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 4:45 a.m. on Wedn [More]
Samuel Winfred Padgett, age 72, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at his home. [More]
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Ex-Orchard Tree lot could be firehouse
COLDWATER- Mercer County Community Hospital Board of Governors unanimously voted to sell the former Orchard Tree restaurant property to the City of Celina, making way for the eventual construction of Celina's new firehouse.
MINSTER - The Minster Planning Commission voted against a local couple's request to rezone a portion of South Garfield Street from general commercial to single-family residential.
CELINA- A 52-year-old Celina woman was arrested for domestic violence earlier this week after allegedly pulling a knife on her husband during a dispute.
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Celina took a three-point lead after three quarters and held off Maumee for a 43-40 in the opening round of the Division III boys basketball tournament on Wednesday in Maumee.
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