Monday, May 2nd, 2016
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A proposed condominium/hotel-style resort along West Bank Road is nearing the state permitting process, mayor Jeff Hazel told council members at a recent committee meeting.
Councilman Fred LeJeune asked Hazel for an update on the proposal. The man behind the vision, William Edmonds of Lakefront Maritime Developers of Mansfield, moved to Celina last summer to be closer to his project. He first revealed his plan to the newspaper nearly three years ago. [More]
Obituaries on May 2nd, 2016
Elaine M. Detwiler, age 91, of Celina, passed away Saturday morning, April 30, 2016, at the Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Community in St. Marys. [More]
Trinity E. Fuson, 2, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Port Orange, FL, due to the result of a tragic accident. [More]
Barbara S. Schwenzer-Moses, 74, of Sidney, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 5:15 AM at Heritage Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Dorothy Leola Carr, 87, Celina, on May 1, 2016, at Mercer County Community Hosp [More]
Richard J. Naseman age 76 of New Bremen, Ohio, died on Friday, April 29, 2016 at 4:05 P.M. at his residence. [More]
Nellie May Hamilton, 93, Mendon, died on May 2, 2016, at The Laurels of Shane H [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 2nd, 2016
More than 85 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs were collected during a national drug take-back event on Saturday at the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery Local Schools Board of Education is looking for a new high school principal.
Board members accepted the resignat
PORT ORANGE, Fla. (AP) - A 2-year-old Celina girl reportedly drowned in a backyard swimming pool on Thursday while visiting family.
Tabitha Roberts, the grandmother, reportedly was trying to revive the child with the help of a dispatcher over the phone when Port Orange police arrived on scene.
We commend Ohio Sen. Keith Faber's effort to speed up and simplify the release of public documents.
The Celina Republican last week introduced a pl
COLDWATER - Saturday's rain may have dampened the conditions, but Coldwater and Bath ventured out to Veterans Field for a battle of state-ranked baseball teams.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Celina girls track team captured first place at the Anthony Wilson Invitational at Franklin Heights High School in Columbus.