Monday, August 3rd, 2020
Walking path in manmade area
By Sydney Albert
MONTEZUMA - The recently completed Windy Point wetlands area is open to the public, with officials hosting tours of the area over the weekend, despite the rainy forecast.
Officials from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Wildlife and the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District gave out information on the artificially created wetlands, which include a 0.35-mile walking path, Saturday morning. [More]
Obituaries on August 3rd, 2020
Mary Alice Ahrns, age 89 of Cassella, died on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at her residence in Cassella. [More]
Donald Eugene Schleucher, 86, passed away at 8:06 am on Friday, July 31, 2020 at Blanchard Valley Hospital with family by his side. [More]
Rita M. Tebbe, 91, of Wapakoneta, died 8:04 a.m., Sat. Aug. 1, 2020, at the Acr [More]
Julius R. Bader, age 87 of Celina, passed away with his family at his side on F [More]
Mary Lou Davis Dingledine, 86, of Saint Marys, died 9:40 P.M. Friday, July 31, [More]
Kenneth E. Gayer, age 87, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away on July 31, 2020 at M [More]
Carroll D. Abels, age 82, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, died August 1, 2020 at the Ko [More]
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Subscriber stories on August 3rd, 2020
CELINA - The total number of COVID-19 cases in Mercer County rocketed past 500 over the weekend, with 30 new confirmed cases bringing the tally up to 523.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Community Picnic may not have been to its usual scale, but it provided an outlet for the residents of Coldwater, and in that way was a success, according to village administrator Eric Thomas.
ST. MARYS - The city of St. Marys will close its municipal building on East Spring Street due to an employee testing positive for the coronavirus.
The city has reportedly decided to close the municipal building at 101 E. Spring St. to the public until further notice as a precautionary measure.