Monday, November 8th, 2021
Minster girls capture 14th state championship
By Tom Haines
OBETZ - Led by top-10 finishers Maggie Hemmelgarn and Taylor Roth, the Minster girls cross country team ran away with its 14th state title in the Division III state championship at Fortress Obetz on Saturday.
The Wildcats had a score of 66 points after the first mile and didn't concede a single one, beating second-place Liberty Center by 42 points. [More]
Tri Star, campus to work together
By Erin Gardner
CELINA - Wright State University-Lake Campus plans to expand its business enterprise center with a workforce development section, adding about 10,000 square feet to the campus.
The new addition will allow the Lake Campus to expand "its advanced manufacturing and robotics programs and offer more credentials, certificates and apprenticeship opportunities," according to a June news release. [More]
Obituaries on November 8th, 2021
Virginia "Ginny" L. Goins, age 58, of Celina, Ohio passed away on November 5, 2021 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. [More]
Doris J. "Dodie" Hess age 61 of Maria Stein, Ohio died peacefully at 7:35 PM on Friday, November 5, 2021 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Patricia Ann "Pat" Wuebker, age 69, of Dayton, passed away on November 1, 2021. [More]
Teresa M. Strukamp, 63, of Rockford passed away on November 4, 2021, surrounded by her family. [More]
Randy J. Tindall, age 64, of Celina, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021, at The James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, with family by his side. [More]
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St. Henry wins first Regional volleyball crown since 2015
CLAYTON - No matter what Fort Loramie threw at St. Henry, the Mercer Countians were determined to keep rolling.
St. Henry defeated the Shelby Coun
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New Knoxville lost a challenging first set before roaring back over the next three sets to defeat defending Division
MARIA STEIN - In the first quarter Fort Loramie ran 22 offensive plays compared to six for Marion Local, and yet the Redskins trailed 15-0.
It was all about the big plays for the Flyers whose first three scores came on a 77-yard run, an 83-yard interception return and a 57-yard run.
ANNA - Fort Recovery had no answers for Zach Ambos and Anna on Saturday night.
Ambos burned the Indians on three long touchdowns and Fort Recovery couldn't catch up, falling 33-14 in the Division VI football regional quarterfinals at Booster Field in Shelby County.
COLDWATER - A week after battling to the end against a determined Delphos Jefferson team, Coldwater was determined to keep Deer Park in check during the teams' Division VI second-round playoff matchup at Cavalier Stadium.
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Braden Keating's two fourth-quarter touchdown passes completed a run of 26 unanswered points as Tri-Village rallied to defeat defending state champion New Bremen 32-29 in the Division VII regional semifinals on Saturday night in New Madison.
CELINA - In 2021 Grand Lake saw its lowest levels of microcystin toxins in a decade according to Stephen Jacquemin, a professor at Wright State University-Lake Campus who studies Grand Lake's water quality.