CELINA - City council voted to approve legislation establishing a designated outdoor refreshment area in Celina that would permit people to drink alcohol in DORA-designated cups outside within set boundaries from noon to 11 p.m. every day.
A city DORA application will now advance to the state for review, a process that could take anywhere from a few months to a year, according to city safety service director Tom Hitchcock. [More]
Celina defeats Fort Recovery in Dorner's first game as Bulldogs coach
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - The first game of John Dorner's tenure as Celina baseball coach ended up like 544 of the 797 games he coached while at St. Henry - with his team putting a mark on the good side of the ledger.
Quinn Andrew pitched five innings of no-hit baseball and the Bulldogs took advantage of the limited hits allowed by Fort Recovery in picking up a 3-0 victory in the season lidlifter for both teams at a chilly Montgomery Field in Celina on Monday. [More]
Adrian "Bull" Muhlenkamp, 81, of Celina, Ohio passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
COLDWATER - Council members at their Monday meeting passed under suspension of the rules requiring three readings an emergency resolution authorizing village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas to apply for about $50,000 in H2Ohio Funds.
ST. HENRY - Village council members in a 5-1 vote Monday approved an emergency ordinance accepting the second phase of a planned residential development on the north side of town.
NEW BREMEN - Village council on Monday gave first reading to an ordinance that would grant Platinum Auto Group a setback variance at a lot in the village's Bunker Hill Industrial Park on State Route 274 upon which to build a new service center.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department staff were recognized for their hard work over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic during Monday morning's District Advisory Council Meeting.
Tri-Village's Layne Sarver was named the Division IV Boys Basketball Player of the Year as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its all-state honors for Divisions III and IV on Monday.
