Wednesday, March 30th, 2022
Obituaries on March 30th, 2022
Michael Edward Griggs, 67, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on March 25th, 2022, following a tragic accident resulting in a fatal brain injury. [More]
Kathy Schrolucke, 90, of New Knoxville, died 3:58 A.M. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Vancrest of St. Marys Nursing Home. [More]
Norma Lhamon, 100, St. Marys, died March 25, 2022 at Otterbein, St. Marys.
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Thomas J. Rose, age 88, passed away March 29, 2022, at Mercer Health in Coldwater. [More]
Connie Sue Altstaetter, 64, of Wapakoneta, died 6:09 a.m., Sat. March 26, 2022, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]
Stories on March 30th, 2022
Shots not available locally for weeks
Second booster shots for adults age 50 and older approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday likely won't be available for at least a few weeks, according to local health officials.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys SummerFest is moving to a new location at Skip Baughman Stadium, allowing city officials to eventually make improvements at Memorial Park where the annual event has traditionally been held. [More]
CELINA - A new restaurant and bar planning to open late this year will pursue a liquor license transfer with city council's blessing.
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MENDON - Council members during their Tuesday meeting approved patching up a village parking lot in lieu of a full resurfacing project.
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Mercer County's unemployment rate went unchanged in February at 3%.
The county also kept its status as second lowest for joblessness among Ohio's 88 counties, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.
St. Anthony Road between Township Line and Erastus Durbin roads in Washington Township is set to close temporarily for a bridge replacement, according to a news release from the Mercer County Engineer's Office.
Minster plates nine in first to beat Celina
MINSTER - It may have been the opening game for Minster's softball team, but the offense looked to be in midseason form.
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CELINA - In the season opener, the Celina baseball team relied on shutdown pitching. In game two, the Bulldogs' bats carried the day.
Celina slugged its way to a 7-0 lead before Marion Local got going, holding off a late Flyers power surge for a 10-5 win at Montgomery Field on Tuesday.
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Keegan Bruggeman singled home Reece Dellinger with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning to help Coldwater open the baseball season with a 4-3 walkoff win over Fort Loramie at Veterans Field on Tuesday night.
St. Marys junior Austin Parks earned second team All-Ohio honors in Division II as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its honors list for Divisions I and II boys basketball on Tuesday.
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