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Thursday, January 8th, 2026
Celina couple makes surprise stop on way to birthing center
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - On one of the coldest days of December, a Celina woman gave birth to her third son in the back of a van on the side of U.S. Route 30, just where it crosses into Indiana. Her husband caught their son while her mother and mother-in-law watched from the back seat - and a sheriff's deputy and highway patrolman gave them all a rare police escort to the intended birthing center. [More]
Obituaries on January 8th, 2026
Kenneth Robert Homan, age 67, of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Mercy Health Lima, Ohio. [More]
Chad R. Rindler, age 29, of Rossburg, died on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Judith "Judy" E. Briner, 85, Fort Recovery, died Jan. 6, 2026, at her home.
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Jacqueline Rose Knous, 89, of Celina, Ohio, died 8:45 A.M. Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at Mercer Health Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Steve Smelser, 74, of Winchester, IN, formerly of Celina passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026. [More]
On Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:10 P.M., Marilyn Kay Sommer of New Bremen quietly passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. [More]
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Subscriber stories on January 8th, 2026
CELINA - The City of Celina has directed its insurance company, Stolly Insurance, to perform a risk assessment of its computer systems, the first step toward putting a freshly enacted local cybersecurity program into action.
MARIA STEIN - Demolition crews Wednesday removed a large portion of the bell tower of the iconic St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, an action deemed necessary to ensure the safety of the surrounding area following the collapse of the church's west wall on Dec. 29.
After the two-week pause for Christmas and New Year's, conference play for both boys and girls basketball starts back up in earnest this week.
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Former NASCAR driver coming to St. Henry for annual fundraiser
Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman took one look at the long list of NASCAR superstars that have been the feature speaker at the Evening for Race Fans and knew it was something he wanted to be a part of.