Tuesday, April 9th, 2019
Obituaries on April 9th, 2019
Dorothy M. Brussell, age 93, of Elmwood Assisted Living, New Bremen, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Otterbein Senior Living in St. Marys. [More]
Mary Ruth (Homan) Hoying, age 89 of McCartyville, Ohio, died on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Vickie L.Trisel, 69, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:16 a.m., Thursday after an eight-month battle with colon cancer. [More]
Marilyn Jean Ferguson, age 61, of Celina, passed away Sunday, April 7, 2019, in the Emergency Department at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Jackson Dane Hogenkamp, 16 year old son of Scott & Shelly (Sandor) Hogenkamp of [More]
Stories on April 9th, 2019
Work involves full reconstruction
CELINA - The East Livingston Street reconstruction project from Main Street to the railroad crossing just east of Fountain Avenue is underway.
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MINSTER - Village council members passed under rule suspension a resolution authorizing issuing a 10-year, $1.5 million note to help finance capital improvements including Fifth Street assessments and a recent land purchase.
St. Marys
ST. MARYS - Council members voted 6-1 to approve an ordinance to raise salaries for elected officials starting in 2020 with one council member saying he didn't agree with the size of some increases.
ST. HENRY - Girls varsity basketball coach Wendi Moorman submitted her resignation to school board members on Monday.
She has been coaching for s
COLDWATER - Signs will be prohibited in public rights-of-way and on public property in the village.
Council members on Monday passed the ordinance [More]
St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Residents will be asked to consider joining an electrical aggregation group on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Council members on Monday passed an o
CELINA - The trial of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, man accused of raping a 6-year-old in 2017 has been postponed to allow the defense attorney time to file additional motions concerning evidence.
CELINA - An out-of-compliance sex offender living in Mercer County was arrested on Thursday and is being held on a probation violation, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release.
COLDWATER - Coldwater police made an arrest after an ongoing narcotics investigation, council members learned Monday night.
Police Sgt. Kyle Dues at Monday's village council meeting issued a news release concerning the arrest.
MARIA STEIN - School board members on Monday hired two new teachers for the 2019-2020 school year.
Erica Oldiges has been a teacher's assistant with the district for the past two years while working on her degree from Wright State University.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Village officials are considering legislation to improve credit card abuse prevention in government.
Council members on Monday heard f
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Editor's Note: New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote a column on March 18 describing the social and economic
Smith twins lead Cardinals to win over Buccs
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Cardinals have been winning a lot this season.
They were twinning on Monday.
The Smith twins - Molly and Erin - played big roles for New Bremen in a 3-2 victory over Covington. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - After having a three-game win streak snapped with two losses to Franklin Monroe on Saturday, Fort Recovery looked to rebound on Monday against a St. Marys team that picked up its first win last Thursday.
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The St. Henry baseball team won its third straight game on Monday, defeating St. Marys 3-2 at Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Local pictures on April 9th, 2019