MARIA STEIN - A Maria Stein farmer died after reportedly being overcome by silage fumes while trapped inside a silo on Monday morning.
Fire, emergency medical personnel and Mercer County Sheriff's deputies responded to 889 Cassella-Montezuma Road after receiving a 911 call at 10:20 a.m. [
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President plays to American workers
VANDALIA - U.S. President Donald Trump stopped in Vandalia on Monday afternoon, delivering to throngs of fervent supporters a clear distinction between himself and Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden.
NEW KNOXVILLE - A Celina man has been charged with a second-degree misdemeanor charge of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide or vehicular manslaughter in connection to a fatal traffic accident in June.
ROCKFORD - A recently hired Rockford police officer found two runaway juveniles from North Carolina driving a stolen vehicle over the weekend.
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Flu shot clinic set on Oct. 6 at the fairgrounds
CELINA - The number of COVID-19 cases in Mercer County topped 1,000 on Monday as 15 new cases increased the total to 1,001.
In Auglaize County, 14 new confirmed cases raised that county's total to 531.
MINSTER - School district officials are working to identify and engage with students affected by the "COVID slide," which may have occurred during last year's transition to remote learning.
CELINA - School board members on Monday commended two staff members for securing grants to benefit students.
Clinton Hirschfeld, technology coordin
FORT RECOVERY - School board members on Monday learned all district students will receive free lunches through Dec. 31.
The district is participati
ST. MARYS - Twenty-seven supplemental appropriation requests, including requests related to a federal buyback program for flood-prone houses and COVID-19-related expenses, were reviewed by city finance committee members on Monday.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members discussed project updates and COVID-19 funding during Monday's meeting.
The Broadway Street reconstruction
Alicia Knapke receives $1,000 scholarship
Garrett Hellwarth, Celina, and Scott Tobin, Coldwater, were elected to the Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors during the Sept. 15 All Ag Meeting and Banquet at the fairgrounds.
Bulldog seniors come through in win over Wildcats
CELINA - It was appropriate on Senior Night that most of Celina's goals came from its 12th-grade team members.
The Bulldogs improve to 4-2-1 and 2 [
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Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys had its best round of the season as all six Roughriders shot 40 or lower in beating St. Henry 145-166 in non-conference boys action at Northmoor on Monday.
Six months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic forced area seniors into quarantine to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.
With a little help from their friends, family and various agencies, however, they are making the best of it. [
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Depression is a common side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among seniors, who have borne the brunt of the virus.
Tiffany Fishbaugh, a licensed independent social worker, said the pandemic has resulted in more depression in older residents.
