Thursday, August 25th, 2016
Mercer County missed, Van Wert County sustains some damage
By Jared Mauch
Mercer County dodged a bullet Wednesday as a storm front that spawned tornadoes that flattened parts of Kokomo, Ind., weakened locally before picking up steam again in Van Wert and Defiance counties.
Local weather spotters Wednesday afternoon saw tornadoes touch down in Indiana and again in Van Wert County, county emergency management agency director Mike Robbins said. They saw funnel clouds pass over Mercer County, but no twisters or damage was reported in the county. [More]
Musicians strive to keep big band music alive
By Tom Millhouse
NEW BREMEN - The sounds of big band music made popular by Glenn Miller and other past band leaders will fill the air Sunday night at the Crown Pavilion as the AC Swing band puts the audience in the mood for a good time.
AC Swing will wrap up the season for the Golden Triangle Summer Concert Series with a free concert set to begin at 6:30 p.m. The pavilion is located on Plum Street, just west of state Route 66. [More]
Obituaries on August 25th, 2016
Tonda L. Fenwick, 63, of St. Marys, OH died Monday August 15, 2016 at her residence. [More]
Robert S. Reineke, 89, Saint Marys, died August 22, 2016, at his residence.
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Subscriber stories on August 25th, 2016
Groundbreaking is Sept. 25 for new $24M wing at hospital in Coldwater
COLDWATER - Hospital officials might purchase cyber insurance to better protect patients if the facility's records are hacked.
Mercer Health Chief
CELINA - City officials are preparing to amend park policies that mayor Jeff Hazel said are antiquated.
Some major concerns are free-roaming dogs and the feces they leave behind, alcohol consumption and garbage dumping in city parks.
A glance around the area before 2016 season begins
A billboard hangs off a stretch of Ohio 119 near Maria Stein.
It reads: "24W-1L."
That one 'L' refers to the loss in last year's Division VI state championship game, when Kirtland ended Marion Local's 24-game postseason winning streak.
Razz-Eye View
Student-athletes and teacher-coaches have to worry about a number of items when the times comes to get ready for the start of a school year as well as the upcoming season.
Curtain Call
Dan Thobe hasn't buttoned up a chin strap on a football helmet and delivered a devastating blow on a running back or receiver for Marion Local in nearly a quarter century.
Goal Line
The 2016 high school football season gets underway tonight as all nine area teams kick off the 10-game regular season schedule.
While Celina and St