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Friday, December 24th, 2021
Woman pleads guilty to aggravated murder
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - A Marion, Indiana, woman on Thursday afternoon pleaded guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to one count of aggravated murder as part of a negotiated plea agreement that spares her the death penalty.
Sarah Buzzard, 30, agreed to be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving 30 years. Sentencing is set for 1 p.m. Jan. 20, 2022, in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. [More]
Obituaries on December 24th, 2021
Dorothy Koeper
Dorothy L. "Dot" Koeper, age 81, of New Bremen, died on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 4:00 A.M. at the Vancrest in St. Marys. [More]
Stanley Emans
Stanley Eugene Emans, age 94, of Mendon, passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the EverHeart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. [More]
Edwin Long
Edwin Dean Long, 83, of Rockford passed away after a short illness at Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center on December 22, 2021. [More]
Earl Guingrich
Rev. Earl E. Guingrich, 88, of Wabash, passed away at 12:56 p.m. on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Center. [More]
Ivo Brackman
Ivo J. Brackman age 94 of Maria Stein, Ohio died at 12 noon on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at The Gardens of St. Henry, Ohio. [More]
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Subscriber stories on December 24th, 2021
Libraries out of COVID test kits
CELINA - All Mercer County District Library locations have exhausted their supplies of COVID-19 at-home rapid test kits due to a surge in demand over the last several weeks.
Scrappy contest
Flyers' defense comes up big in win over St. Marys
ST. MARYS - In a game that at times was more suited for the gridiron than the basketball court, Marion Local relied on its defense until the offense could get going.
Hot shooting lifts Tigers past Wildcats
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Versailles shot over 68% from the floor and dominated the first half en route to beating Minster 80-46 in Midwest At
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