Friday, March 16th, 2018
Celina councilman leads drive for creating position
By William Kincaid
CELINA - As most big companies have a human resources person, so too should a city boasting a $50 million budget, city councilman Jeff Larmore argued this week.
Larmore led the charge at a personnel and finance committee meeting at which city officials revisited a long-dormant discussion of adding a human resources position to the city's administration. They'll reconvene for another round of talks at 6 p.m. Monday in council chambers on the second floor of the city administration building. [More]
By Ed Gebert
MENDON - Fire gutted a mobile home, displacing a resident, on Deep Cut Road east of Coil Road on Thursday afternoon.
The fire started in the north wall of the residence, according to Mendon Fire Chief Darrell Etgen, but the exact cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Etgen estimated the damage at between $7,500 and $8,000. [More]
Obituaries on March 16th, 2018
Clarence L. Eckstein, Sr., age 93, formerly of Celina, Ohio, died March 14, 2018 at 8:00 am in Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Esther Johnsman, 90, Celina, died on March 15, 2018, at the Miller House, Celin [More]
Julia A. Miller, age 73, of Ohio City, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. [More]
Local pictures on March 16th, 2018
Subscriber stories on March 16th, 2018
ST. MARYS - Grand Lake Health System's 108 volunteers logged more than 10,000 hours of service last year, improving service and cutting costs.
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CELINA - Local health officials say they're seeing an uptick in scabies within a specific population in Mercer County but hesitated to provide more details, citing confidential information.
Organizations, individuals recognized for their service
CELINA - Four local organizations and individuals were honored Thursday night at the Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce's annual awards banquet
WAPAKONETA - A Texas man was injured in a single-vehicle accident after he reportedly fell asleep while driving his semitrailer on U.S. 33 just east of the Mercer-Auglaize county line at about 4:23 a.m. Thursday.
CLEVELAND - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, Capt. Doug Timmerman and Sgt. Megan Baker attended a threat assessment seminar earlier this week.
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Division IV Girls Basketball State Semifinals
COLUMBUS - The key words for Minster as they prepared for their first state semifinal game since 2010 were defense and rebounds.
And those were the keys to victory.
Division III Girls State Basketball Semifinals
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles had used a 6-0 run in the second quarter to take the lead for good and then pulled away in the second hal
The accolades continue to pour in for Marion Local graduate Ryan Bruns after a stellar junior season with the Ohio Northern men's basketball team.
On Thursday, Bruns was named Second Team All-America in voting conducted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com.