Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
By Sydney Albert
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools officials are awaiting a date for staff members to be inoculated against the coronavirus.
Superintendent Jason Wood said during Tuesday's school board meeting the entire staff will be able to receive the vaccine once the Mercer County Health District sets a date. Bus drivers and classified, certified, administrative and support staff will all reportedly have access to the vaccine, which reportedly will be administered at the school. [More]
Obituaries on January 13th, 2021
Joyce E. Wente age 73 of New Bremen, Ohio died Monday, January 11, 2021 at Hospice Care Center, Greenville, Ohio. [More]
Mildred D. Prenger, age 90, of Coldwater, died Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Phyllis J. Nash, age 89, of Celina, passed away on Monday, January 11, 2020 of natural causes at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
David A. Brodbeck, 62, of Saint Marys, died 8:06 A.M. Monday, January 11, 2021, at OSU Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. [More]
Local pictures on January 13th, 2021
Subscriber stories on January 13th, 2021
Celina native Bryan talks to Rotary about her life lessons
CELINA - Celina native Ellen Bryan on Tuesday chronicled her journey from being crowned Miss Ohio almost a decade ago to co-hosting a morning lifestyle TV show in Washington, D.C.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Department's women's clinic has been suspended temporarily so employees can focus on COVID-19 vaccinations.
FORT RECOVERY - School board members met for a brief organizational meeting on Monday evening.
Superintendent Larry Brown said board members re-elected Nick Wehrkamp as president and Don Wendel as vice president.
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart has announced the yearly inspections of the 378 bridges on township and county roads have been completed.
Wiechart and staff members T.J. Smalley and Aaron Moeller completed the inspections before the end of 2020.
St. Marys comes back to beat New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - St. Marys had a lot of work to do to overcome a remarkable first-half shooting slump.
The Roughriders trailed New Bremen by 17 at half
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina and St. Marys met up in Western Buckeye League bowling action at Plaza Lanes with the two rivals splitting th