Thursday, April 4th, 2019
Obituaries on April 4th, 2019
Barbara Jean Rhodes, age 80, of Celina, passed away at 4:27 AM on April 3, 2019 at her daughters' residence, Celina. [More]
Deborah A. Stammen, 66, of St. Henry, died on Tuesday, April 2, 2019.
Deb was born on July 10, 1952, to the late Herbert and Evelyn (Schwieterman) Wehrkamp. [More]
Stories on April 4th, 2019
   CELINA - Area residents met at Celina High School on Wednesday night to review eight proposed building project plans that could reshape the district's future. [More]
CELINA - Two Celina restaurateurs made their initial appearances in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday to face charges of tampering with records and telecommunications fraud.
CELINA - Stories about Abraham Lincoln trying to contact ghosts abound in some corners, yet no reliable evidence exists to lend credence to such fantastic claims, a history professor and author of several books said.
Commissioners to be contacted
CHICKASAW - Village representatives will reach out to Mercer County commissioners to renegotiate a sewage contract from 2009 and attempt to raise county payments from $50,000 per year to $100,000 per year.
CELINA - A Union City woman accused of forging new employee forms with Cooper Farms could face deportation if convicted.
Celia N. Trejo, 33, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to a fifth-degree felony charge of forgery.
The Mercer County commissioners and engineer remind those who plant and till fields around the county this spring to avoid planting in the roadway right-of-way.
Electoral College scheme deserves to be rejected
We've seen any number of bad ideas floated in recent years, but the plan to ask Ohioans to do an end-around of the Electoral College has to be among the worst.
The Jamba Hoops 3-on-3 Tournament will return to Minster High School on April 20.
For 13 years now, the tournament has featured good players on the court for a good cause. To date, Jamba Hoops has raised more than $36,000 for cancer research.
Broering the newest member of St. Henry's volleyball coaching tree, will lead St. Marys
Madison Broering played volleyball for one of the state's most-successful programs at St. Henry High School.
The 2016 graduate now gets the chance to start what she hopes will be a successful coaching career at St. Marys.
College Notes
The Big Ten debut for Seth Lonsway was a dandy.
The Celina graduate struck out 12 to help Ohio State open conference baseball action with a 2-0 win over Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. [More]
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Urbana University scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth and six more in the bottom of the eighth to pull away
CELINA - When looking for a school to continue his education, Grant Wagner found the perfect place in state at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
The Celina senior baseball player signed with the NAIA school on Wednesday, joining a successful program with a veteran coach.
Local pictures on April 4th, 2019