Monday, May 18th, 2020
Obituaries on May 18th, 2020
Willard J. Speck, age 98, of St. Henry, died on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Theora L. Cook, 88, of St. Marys, OH, died 12:20 p.m. Friday, May 15, 2020, at Vancrest of St. Marys. [More]
Gary L. Kremer, age 61, of St. Anthony passed away at his home on Saturday, May 16, 2020. [More]
Merle Edwin Stelzer, age 91, of Celina, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at The Laurels of Shane Hill, Rockford. [More]
Carl P. Strobel Jr., 88, Celina, died May 15, 2020, at Celina Manor.
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Stories on May 18th, 2020
20 new cases raise Mercer County to 137
CELINA - A second person has died and more than 20 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County over the weekend, raising the county's confirmed total to 137. [More]
Amid a deadly pandemic, folks find solace in the soil
Some local gardening enthusiasts think the COVID-19 pandemic will spur more people to plant their own fruits, vegetables and flowers.
Gardens, if p
Memorial Day ceremony closed
NEW BREMEN - Due to guidelines limiting gatherings to 10 or fewer people, the New Bremen American Legion's Memorial Da
Spring Spotlight
Alig had already great senior year cut short by pandemic
NEW BREMEN - Last spring, New Bremen's Spencer Alig pitched a perfect game.
"I don't remember a lot of it, but I do know that it was a really fun time," the left-hander said. "My teammates were really excited for me."
A year later, the senior got a not-so-perfect ending to his athletic career.
Monday Conversation
COLDWATER - Mark Bruns has mostly been hunkered down at home with his wife and four children during the coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, Coldwater's head track and field coach has missed his spring family.
Local pictures on May 18th, 2020