Wednesday, May 13th, 2020
By Sydney Albert
SIDNEY - Emergency workers have retrieved the body of a St. Marys man who had been reported missing last month after a boating accident on the Great Miami River.
The body of Tyson Goubeau, 28 of St. Marys was pulled from the river on Sunday, about a half mile downstream from where the accident reportedly had occurred. [More]
By Leslie Gartrell
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members met briefly on Tuesday evening to discuss graduation plans.
Superintendent Jeanne Osterfeld said a parade will be held on Sunday to honor the class of 2020. The parade will begin at noon in Willshire, followed by another parade at 1 p.m. in Rockford and a final parade at 2 p.m. in Mendon. [More]
Obituaries on May 13th, 2020
Robert A. "Daddy" Gower, 79, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020 at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Greenville, Ohio from natural causes. [More]
Ronald L. "Ron" Wendel, age 74, of St. Henry, passed away May 12, 2020 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on May 13th, 2020
Subscriber stories on May 13th, 2020
WAPAKONETA - Two new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Auglaize County have raised the confirmed total to 44.
No new cases were reported in Mercer Cou
Most of funds for Bryson Trust lawsuit
CELINA - City council members this week gave first reading of legislation to appropriate $125,000 from various funds into city law director George Moore's consultant account to pay for consulting attorney fees.
COLDWATER - The school district has received federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act and has managed to save on some costs over the last few months.
An elite group of students from Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties known as this year's 20 Under 20 will be recognized differently than previous honorees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Board of Elections on Tuesday approved the final official results of the primary election, going over absentee and provisional ballots not included in the previous unofficial results.
Amazing Athletes
Standout runner Sunni (Olding) Lomnicki was ahead of the pack from 2001-2004.   
Most of the time, she was really far ahead of the pack.
"Back then, she used to win races and the second-place girl was still on the second or third turn of a two-mile race," one panel member recalled.
Amazing Athletes
When he played his last football game in 1991, Brian Wolf departed as Minster's all-time leading rusher.
Nearly 30 years later, Wolf still ranks third all-time with 2,804 yards.
The University of Dayton Arena will host the Ohio High School Athletic Association girls basketball state tournament for the next three years, OHSAA