Thursday, December 15th, 2016
New Bremen
By Jeff Elking
NEW BREMEN - School board members on Wednesday evening approved a resolution to place a levy on the May 2 ballot.
The purpose of the levy is to construct a new K-8 building adjacent to the current high school complex. Bonds are to be issued and sold to finance the $14.36 million project. The state will cover $5.2 million of that cost, officials have said. [More]
By Jared Mauch
CELINA - A Dayton man reportedly involved in the 2015 burglary of TJ's Grocerette in Rockford and a string of other burglaries around the state was sentenced to three years of community control sanctions.
Kenneth Longstreath, 41, was sentenced Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for five fifth-degree felony counts of breaking and entering. He also was ordered to pay about $9,200 in restitution to Murphy U.S.A. in Bellefontaine for goods stolen, assigned counsel fees and court costs. [More]
Obituaries on December 15th, 2016
Lois Haberkamp, 90, of New Knoxville, Ohio, died Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at Vancrest Nursing Home, Saint Marys. [More]
Philip R. Schmidt, 67, of Celina, OH, passed away at Wayne Health Care, Greenville, OH, on December 13, 2016 at 8:25 pm. [More]
Steve Hirsch, 70, St. Marys, died on Dec. 14, 2016, at The Ohio State Universit [More]
Local pictures on December 15th, 2016
Subscriber stories on December 15th, 2016
Action follows ruling that videos are public records
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office plans to edit video recordings with new computer redaction software before releasing them as public records.
CELINA - County music artist Granger Smith has been tapped to perform at the 2017 Mercer County Fair.
Smith, along with his comical alter ego Earl Dibbles Jr., will perform as co-headliner at the fair's annual concert. The show is set for 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at the grandstands.
ST. MARYS - The school district will have an extra set of eyes making sure students and teachers are safe next school year.
Schools board members o
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week agreed to handle the application for a state grant to help pay for a new St. Henry EMS ambulance.
Co
MINSTER - A security threat at the high school ended peacefully on Wednesday thanks to prior warning and lockdown procedures.
The Minster Police De
CHICKASAW - Progress is continuing on the maintenance building at the village's wastewater treatment plant.
In a report from maintenance superinten
CELINA - Celina City-Mercer County Health Board members on Wednesday approved the department's proposed 2017 budget totaling $2.07 million in expenses and nearly $2.42 million in revenue.
Curtain Call
Fred Sommer was arguably one of the best athletes to ever shine at Minster High School, which made for an excellent in-home resource of both genetics and inspiration for his oldest son, Dustin, a 2003 Minster grad and one of the most heralded hoops players to ever call Minster home.
Friday Night Spotlight
Coldwater boys basketball coach Nick Fisher and Minster counterpart Michael McClurg have played the waiting game as the school's football programs again marched back to the state finals.