Tuesday, April 12th, 2022
Crowd turns out to oppose subdivision
By Leslie Gartrell
ST. MARYS - Council members at Monday's meeting heard from upset residents who said they felt blindsided by the city's decision to allow a portion of land near the Sleepy Hollow Nature Preserve to be developed into a residential subdivision.
About 20 people attended the meeting which became contentious at times. Many residents said the area should remain undeveloped for wildlife and for future generations of people to enjoy. [More]
Obituaries on April 12th, 2022
Dr. Frank M. Miesse, 90, of Springfield, Ohio, was called home to be with his Lord on April 10, 2022 after a long battle with cancer. [More]
Mary O. Roeckner, age 85, of Chickasaw, died on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Mercer County Joint Hospital Coldwater. [More]
Kevin Dean Wagnild, age 42, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on April 8, 2022 at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
DeeVonn M. Stienecker, 66, New Knoxville, died at 12:38 a.m. April 11 in the emergency room of Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on April 12th, 2022
Subscriber stories on April 12th, 2022
CELINA - Four pickleball courts should be ready for use in the near future as city crews have prepared a site that will soon be paved by The Shelly Company of Findlay.
CELINA - School board members on Monday night accepted the resignations of a slew of staff members, including longtime educators and head girls varsity basketball coach Branden Rushton.
Vote '22
Mercer County Prosecutor Matthew K. Fox and Donna M. Post, former magistrate of Mercer County probate/juvenile court, are vying for the Republican nomination for judge of Mercer County Common Pleas Court in the May 3 primary election.
MARIA STEIN - Superintendent Mike Pohlman updated Marion Local school board members Monday night on meetings with Garmann Miller Architects-Engineers, Minister, to assess solutions to a space shortage.
COLDWATER - Village council members at their Monday meeting authorized village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas to enter into an agreement between the village of Coldwater and RJ Corman Railroad to install a waterline.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
Abbi Taylor hit an RBI infield single in the top of the sixth to push Parkway over the run-rule threshold, and Meg Henkle pitched a scoreless bottom of the sixth to close out South Adams in a 15-5 softball win on Monday in Berne, Indiana.