Monday, April 30th, 2018
Record participation reported at Crappie USA fishing event
By Ed Gebert
GRAND LAKE - The annual Crappie USA 2018 Super Event tournament returned on Friday and Saturday with record-breaking participation as the spring fishing season heats up.
Darrell Van Vactor, Crappie USA Tournament Trail operations manager said 68 two-person boats entered, up from 63 entries between pro and amateur divisions last year. [More]
Obituaries on April 30th, 2018
Deacon John G. Parker, 82, Fort Recovery, Ohio, died April 29, 2018 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, OH. [More]
Lois Ann Saintignon, age 70, of Montezuma, passed away peacefully on Sunday April 29, 2018 at State of the Heart in Wayne Hospital in Greenville. [More]
Geraldine "Jerry" Mae Spires, age 87 of Columbus, OH died April 27th, 2018 at Abbington of Pickerington. [More]
Local pictures on April 30th, 2018
Subscriber stories on April 30th, 2018
CELINA - More than 350 motorcyclists received a blessing for their safety this summer during the seventh annual blessing of the bikes on Sunday afternoon.
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office, in conjunction with the Celina Police Department, collected 20.25 pounds of unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday at the police department as part of the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative.
Weigel improves to 3-0 with compete-game win
COLDWATER - Ross Weigel pitched seven innings of five-hit baseball and Coldwater had its offense going from the first inning on in beating Eaton 9-3 in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon at Veterans Field.
ROSSBURG - Nick Hoffman tried everything he could to get around leader Jason Jameson in the closing laps of Saturday's Late Model Lid Lifter 25-lap m
Minster graduate and former University of Tennessee tight end Ethan Wolf signed a free agent contract with the Tennessee Titans after going undrafted after this weekend's NFL Draft.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to get within a run of Indian Lake, but the Lakers held on for a 4-3 baseball win on Saturday at Nischwitz Stadium on the campus of Wright State University.