CELINA-As officials at Coldwater Village Schools look over their classroom space ahead of the next school year, staff at the county's Head Start program aren't sure if the review's result will include a place for them.
Director of Mercer County Head Start Amy Esser said she learned of the possible changes several weeks ago in a meeting with Superintendent Doug Mader. [More]
A 22-year-old Ansonia man was arrested for murder and arson over the weekend in connection to a fatal house fire in Darke County on Friday, a news release from county sheriff Mark Whittaker states.
St. Henry maintained its undefeated record in baseball by going 2-0 at the WCSM/St. Henry Bank Invitational on Saturday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
CELINA - A 41-year-old Celina man was sentenced to over 40 years in prison Friday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after admitting to forcibly raping three girls aged 3-8 on seven occasions from 2012 to 2014.
Visiting judge Jeffrey Ingraham sentenced Joshua R. Mullins to 42 years in prison with 123 days credit on seven counts of first-degree felony rape. The imposed sentence was comprised of six-year, consecutive terms on each charge. [More]
COLDWATER - A new business on the west edge of Coldwater has found a unique niche selling maintenance and equipment components to a range of customers across the industrial, commercial and residential sectors.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident that left a 23-year-old Lima man with life-threatening injuries on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County Thursday night, a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol states.
After having their home opener canceled due to track conditions last Saturday, Celina hosted its annual Celina Relays at the Varsity Track on Friday evening.
Marcella M. "Sally" Mescher, age 96, of Versailles, passed away at 9:18 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Longtime St. Marys resident James J. Boehmer, 90, died at 2:45 p.m. April 8 at Otterbein St. Marys SeniorLife Community after an extended illness. [More]
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Schools hired a Coldwater native this week to serve as their athletic director starting next year, ushering in a new era and adding an experienced educator and coach to lead its athletic programs.
Coldwater posted its best offensive output in over 30 years in opening Midwest Athletic Conference baseball play with a 37-2 win over New Knoxville in five innings on Thursday night at Veterans Field.
CELINA - A host of community members and law enforcement personnel, including one of Gov. Mike DeWine's cabinet members, were on hand Wednesday night as 18 cadets comprising the 2026 Wright State University-Lake Campus Police Academy were awarded certificates of completion. [More]
CELINA - Health district staff welcomed a Coldwater retiree with years of waste management experience to the county board of health on Wednesday at his first meeting since his March appointment.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Board of Education members heard the district is in the process of updating the preschool playground to accommodate state law.
Superintendent Laura Young reported that the district will move forward with hiring Garmann Miller at $16,000 to start the bidding process for the work.
CELINA - The Ohio Department of Transportation is in the midst of realigning several district boundaries, an undertaking that will move Mercer and Auglaize counties from District 7 to District 1.
CHICKASAW - Although councilors gave first reading to ordinances Wednesday night to raise water and sewer rates, the increases will be offset by the elimination of a debt service charge that goes off the books this summer.
Parkway turned a healthy lead into a blowout with a 12-run sixth inning to remain unbeaten on the softball season with a 23-6 win over Crestview in Wednesday action at Owen Pugh Field in Convoy.
