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Saturday, October 31st, 2020
Man with bow holds three for deputies
From staff reports
Three men could face charges including trespassing and assault after a Thursday incident in which a man reportedly held them at crossbow point until law enforcement arrived.
Mercer County Sheriff's deputies were called to 5621 Shelley Road in Dublin Township at about 6:52 p.m. on a report of trespassing. [More]
Hanging on
Defense helps New Bremen get past Fort Loramie
By Tom Haines
FORT LORAMIE - With an eight-point lead, New Bremen needed to make one more play.
Fort Loramie had the ball on the Cardinals' 33-yard line with 1:26 to play, needing a touchdown and two-point conversion to force overtime. But Branxton Krauss got his hand up at the line of scrimmage and batted down a 4th-and-4 pass, allowing the Cardinals to kneel out the clock for a 16-8 win in the Division VII Region 28 semifinals at Redskins Stadium on Friday night. [More]
Obituaries on October 31st, 2020
Madonna Prenger
Donna Prenger, 71, of Minster, Ohio was born on November 9th, 1948, to Wilfred [More]
Germaine Homan
Germaine I. Homan, age 62, formerly of Coldwater passed peacefully on Friday, October 30, 2020 at her home at Heritage Center in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on October 31st, 2020
Subscriber stories on October 31st, 2020
Area man pleads guilty to rape and other charges
WAPAKONETA - A St. Marys man could be imprisoned for 23 to 26.5 years after pleading guilty to two first-degree felony counts of rape and two third-degree felony counts of gross sexual imposition.
Vote '20
Bergman, Stienecker vie for commissioner's seat
WAPAKONETA - Incumbent Auglaize County Commissioner John Bergman, a Republican from St. Marys, is being challenged by independent candidate Duane Stienecker, New Knoxville, in the Nov. 3 general election.
Mercer County sets daily COVID record
CELINA - Mercer County set a record for the number of new daily COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 48 raising the county's total to 1,597.
In Auglaize County, 41 new confirmed cases were reported on Thursday and 32 were reported on Friday, raising that county's number of confirmed cases to 1,127.
Flyers roll past Pirates
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local defense rose to the challenge of stopping one of the state's leading rushers Friday night.
Now the Flyers will face perhaps their stiffest test of the season when they take on a Midwest Athletic Conference foe hungry for revenge.
Bulldogs fall to Indians at District
ELIDA - After being shut out 6-0 in the regular season meeting, Celina looked to right ways against Shawnee in the Division II boys soccer district final on Friday night at Elida.
Bulldogs fall to Golden Bears
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Bruce Monnin
Caleb Kepler recorded 281 yards of total offense and AJ Martinez passed for two scores as Bryan defeated Celina 40-21 in a regular season non-conference football game at Celina Stadium on Friday night.
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