Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
Grant used to buy 3-D printers, router and table saw
By William Kincaid
COLDWATER - A Coldwater Middle School teacher was able to modernize her wood shop with state-of-the-art 3-D printers, a router, table saw and other equipment thanks to a $15,000 grant.
Coldwater Middle School was one of seven Ohio schools to receive an America's Farmers Grow Rural Education grant. The program aims to help enhance science, technology, engineering and math curricula at public schools. [More]
Panthers pull away to beat Tigers
By Tom Haines
ROCKFORD - Up 17-7 on Waynesfield Goshen late in the first quarter, Parkway girls basketball coach Dan Williamson called timeout, worried that the team was starting to lose focus.
The Panthers didn't lose focus, instead building that early advantage into a 44-13 halftime lead and a decisive 67-32 win at Panther Gymnasium on Tuesday night. [More]
Obituaries on December 16th, 2020
Craig L. Leclair, 68, of Celina, Ohio, died 1:25 A.M. Saturday, December 12, 20 [More]
Dean French, 83, passed away December 12, 2020 at Bluffton Hospital.
Dean was [More]
Shirley Lou (Seaman) May, age 85, formerly of Port Charlotte, Florida died on F [More]
Todd James Huckemeyer, age 39, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at his residence in Celina. [More]
Alberta "Bert" Eckstein, age 90, of Celina, Ohio, entered into God's eternal rest on Monday, December 14, 2020 at 8:40 am at her daughter's home in Greenville. [More]
Bernice E. Goettemoeller, of Upper Arlington, Oh. and North Fort Myers, Fl., passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Hope Hospice House, North Fort Myers. [More]
Rita M. Kittle, age 93, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at 2:30 am in the Gardens of Celina. [More]
Local pictures on December 16th, 2020
Subscriber stories on December 16th, 2020
CELINA - Mercer County Ag Solutions Coordinator Theresa Dirksen has landed a nearly $135,000 state grant to continue researching technology that removes nutrients from manure, this time on a much larger scale.
MENDON - Two village council members got into a heated exchange over junk ordinances after Tuesday evening's meeting.
Earlier in the evening, counc
MINSTER - Council members on Tuesday night granted 2% pay raises to village employees and appointed Travis Wilges to replace retiring member Rick Schwartz.
CELINA - One new death and 15 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County on Tuesday, raising the death toll to 57 and total number of cases to 3,083.
ROCKFORD - Parkway School board members thanked retiring longtime elementary school principal Mark Esselstein during Monday's board meeting.
Superi
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday tabled until April a measure to rescind a tax credit due to uncertainty surrounding efforts to build a new water tower.
MINSTER - A little more than 72 hours removed from their first setback of the 2021 season, Minster shook off Saturday's loss to Fort Loramie by defeating Celina in a 67-18 non-league girls basketball contest at Wildcat Gymnasium.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Fort Loramie outscored St. Henry 16-8 in the third quarter to pull away and win the battle of Redskins 47-33 in a boys basketball contest on Tuesday night in Fort Loramie.