CELINA - A 58-year-old Rockford man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for four second-degree felony charges of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.
Jerry L. Fisher accepted a plea agreement on Oct. 27, entering a guilty plea to four of the eight felony counts against him. The other four charges were dismissed. The four five-year sentences are to be served consecutively, judge Jeffrey Ingraham said. [More]
NOBLE TOWNSHIP - A Celina teen involved in a one-vehicle accident over the weekend has died of his injuries.
A Miami Valley Hospital spokesperson confirmed that Seth Bremer, 19, whose vehicle had struck a concrete barrier head-on early Sunday morning, had died. [More]
Celina senior linebacker Kole Murlin earned first team All-Ohio honors in the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association's All-Ohio selections for Division II and III on Tuesday evening.
Murlin earned his honors in Division III as he led the Bulldogs in tackles with 104 with five sacks and was an all-around player, leading the team in scoring with 169 points and was one of the top rushers and receivers this season. [More]
CELINA - As city crews this week began repairing a storm-damaged shelter house in Mercelina Park and commerce has started to return to normal on Havemann Road after the Nov. 5 EF2 tornado, city officials continue to assess the damage.
WAPAKONETA - Board of elections members in Auglaize and Mercer counties on Tuesday conducted a recount of the too-close-to-call New Bremen school board race and Shelby County is scheduled to do the same.
CELINA - The head of the county emergency medical services department says his agency is still preparing to a receive a donated ambulance box from supplier Horton to train emergency medical technicians.
CELINA - The Lakes Facilities Authority board on Tuesday agreed to an environmental conservation easement for the Beaver Creek Treatment Train project.
CLEVELAND - Federal Bureau of Investigation agents are requesting the public's help to learn about possible additional victims of a Toronto man in custody for allegedly trying to entice, coerce and transfer obscene material to an 11-year-old Auglaize County girl earlier this month.
COLDWATER - Fifty seconds into the second quarter, Coldwater trailed Van Wert 21-10 and the outlook looked bleak as the Cavaliers struggled with shooting while missing their floor leader.
Heide Rethman scored 14 points and Kara Evers added 12 as Marion Local cruised to a 51-25 rout of Waynesfield-Goshen in the season opener on Tuesday night at the Hangar.
