A strong effort on Friday gave Celina a pair of top-three finishes as the Western Buckeye League Track and Field Championships wrapped up at Robinson Field in Kenton.
The Celina girls rebounded from last year's ei [More]
William J. McGowan, 83, of St. Marys, OH passed away Thursday May 14, 2026 in the Everheart Inpatient Hospice Unit at Wayne Hospital in Greenville, OH. [More]
MARION TOWNSHIP - A semi-trailer hauling 170 hogs wiped out Friday afternoon in a ditch on Cassella-Montezuma Road in between State Route 274 and Olding Road in Marion Township.
CELINA - Ferguson Enterprises' Celina distribution center has teamed up with the Celina Athletic Booster Club to support student-athletes while at once developing its own pipeline of talent.
FORT RECOVERY - Friday was a great day to be a Tiger, as Versailles' boys and girls track teams captured the Midwest Athletic Conference titles at Barrenbrugge Park in Fort Recovery.
Ten days after firing a no-hitter against Marion Local, Celina's Wes Greber came up with another gem, no-hitting Spencerville as the Bulldogs shut out Spencerville 6-0 on Friday at Montgomery Field.
EB Fuel Stops celebrated the grand opening of its latest location Thursday. Located south of Celina at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 219, the store is open 24 hours, has two fuel islands, one for automotive fuel and one for truck/semitrailer fuel, as well as a deli with hot food, pizza and a wide variety of craft beers. [More]
HOUSTON - It was a back and forth battle in every sense of the phrase during Thursday's Division VI softball sectional final between Fort Recovery and Houston. A 6-0 Indians' lead turned into a 10-6 Houston lead, and eventually it was 11-11 entering the bottom of the seventh. [More]
Debra S. Thomas, 62, of South Charleston, Ohio, formerly of Willshire, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 13, 2026, at Gardens at Celina in Celina, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - More than $1 million in state grant funds will be shared by Auglaize and Mercer Counties to tear down three vacant structures and restore the sites to make way for future development.
CELINA - The Mercer County Commissioners moved to file legal action against the state to stop it from billing the county for what they say are fraudulent unemployment claims filed under the names of 10 county employees.
CHICKASAW - Village councilors in Chickasaw took the second step toward adjusting utility rates and approved a resolution to put funds received through a donation to the village into a $140,000 certificate of deposit.
CELINA - It didn't take long for Celina to set the tone.
Four runs in the bottom of the first put the Bulldogs in front to stay as they opened the Division III softball tournament with an 11-1 win over Tiffin Columbian in five innings on Thursday at Jim Hoess Field in Westview Park.
Two St. Marys doubles teams earned berths to the Division II district boys tennis tournament after reaching the semifinals of the sectional held at the University of Northwestern Ohio on Thursday.
COLDWATER - Coldwater school board members approved Monday evening a new three-year contract with the teachers' union and promoted high school guidance counselor Natalie Kanney to a new counseling and mental health position covering grades K-12.
MARIA STEIN - Maximizing his potential led Marion Local's Derek Grieshop to sign with Northern Kentucky University Wednesday, as the Flyers' thrower will look to make his mark as a Norse and throw for their track and field program.
George Brett Gardner, 64 of Van Wert passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Defiance CHP Hospice Center after a very brief illness of leukemia. [More]
ROCKFORD - Two community members spoke Wednesday during Parkway's regular board of education meeting expressing their frustration with the district's handling of a varsity coach's resignation.
GREENVILLE - Despite testimony from five character witnesses - two of whom included Ansonia's police chief and mayor - a request to reduce the multimillion dollar bond of a 22-year-old Ansonia man accused of murder and arson was denied this week in Darke County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members this week dealt with several nuisance complaints across the county involving sewage discharge and garbage accumulation.
CELINA - A 65-year-old Mendon man convicted of several child sex crimes was sentenced to over 25 years in prison this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
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Less than two weeks after losing a tough 6-3 decision to Van Wert in league play, St. Marys faced the Cougars in the sectional final of the Division IV softball tournament.
Delphos St. John's used an eighth inning error to get past Fort Recovery 4-3 in Midwest Athletic Confernece baseball action at the LeFevre Family Complex.
The opening day of the 2026 Midwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships brought out the editing tools for the record book.
Records were broken in two events at Barrenbrugge Park in Fort Recovery as the majority of the field events and the 4x800-meter relays for boys and girls highlighted the day. [More]
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has not yet developed any leads or identified any potential suspects related to a brazen, apparently well-plotted overnight cattle rustling operation in Butler Township.
ST. MARYS - The Neverly Brothers, a three-piece national touring act based in Chicago, promises to take concertgoers on a magical history tour when they bring "A Rock 'N' Roll Tribute - From Elvis to The Beatles" to the St. Marys Theater & Opera House on Friday evening.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reports crews will be starting the yearly chip and seal work from mid to late May on approximately 98 miles of rural local roads in Mercer County. The process impacts only county and township roads.
MARIA STEIN - Just four days after Minster won the Midwest Athletic Conference softball title with a rain-soaked 10-0 win over Marion Local, the Wildcats surged in the sunshine and beat the Flyers 7-1 in the Division VI sectional finals Tuesday.
ROCKFORD - New Bremen got the start they wanted on Tuesday.
Then Parkway came to bat.
The Panthers plated eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back in opening Division VI tournament softball play with a 20-5 win over the Cardinals in Rockford.
Coldwater used a nine-run third inning to break a scoreless game and held off Crestview 10-6 in the Division VI softball tournament opener on Tuesday at Memorial Park in Coldwater.
