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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022
By William Kincaid
MARIA STEIN- An 84-year-old Maria Stein milk hauler and farmer involved in a two-vehicle accident on Monday afternoon has died, according to his obituary.
Wilbert "Whitey" Hartings died Tuesday at Lima Memorial Hospital, according to his obituary submitted by Hogenkamp Funeral Home. [More]
St. Henry rallies to defeat Minster
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - Just when it appeared that St. Henry would go quietly in the bottom of the seventh inning trailing 5-1, fate intervened.
The Redskins rallied, winning the game on Seth Heitkamp's bases-loaded double with two outs to lift the home team to a 6-5 win over Minster in Midwest Athletic Conference baseball action on Tuesday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex. [More]
Obituaries on April 27th, 2022
Wilbert L. "Whitey" Hartings age 84 of Maria Stein, Ohio died on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Lima Memorial Hospital. [More]
Garnet M. Babb, age 78, of Celina, passed away on April 24, 2022 at 11:24 am at Celina Manor Nursing Home. [More]
Vera Lynn Whitted, 65, of Rockford passed away on April 24, 2022 at her home after a battle with cancer. [More]
Rosemary Link, 95, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing Home at Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. [More]
Carol Jean Bishir, 87, Marion, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 7:40 pm on Friday, April 22, 2022, at Marion Health in Marion. [More]
Floyd L. Kaup, age 81 of Celina, passed away on Monday April 25, 2022 at the Gardens of St. Henry. [More]
Local pictures on April 27th, 2022
Subscriber stories on April 27th, 2022
COLDWATER - School board members have begun their search for a new superintendent to replace Jason Wood who will leave the district on July 31 to lead Brookville Local Schools in Montgomery County.
CELINA - Lake Facilities Authority board members on Tuesday approved plans for the completion of the final design phase for the Chickasaw Creek Treatment Train.
ST. HENRY - Village council members during their brief Tuesday meeting approved under suspension of rules an ordinance to execute a new waste disposal agreement with Maharg, Inc., Celina, for garbage pick-up in the village.
MENDON - Village council during their Tuesday night meeting heard village fiscal officer Kristina Boroff report her daughter updated the village map at no cost to the village.
CELINA - Celina swept a home track meet with a pair of Western Buckeye League rivals, with the girls beating second-place St. Marys by 59.5 points and the boys edging Shawnee 71-69 on a raw, windy Tuesday afternoon.
ROSSBURG - Kyle Larson etched his name even further into Eldora Speedway lore on Tuesday night, as the NASCAR Cup Series champion dominated the 30-lap Castrol Flo Racing Late Model Night in America main event that kicked off the 69th season of racing at the high-banked half-mile oval.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina scored four runs in the fifth to break a 1-all tie and plated 10 runs in the sixth to trigger the run-rule in beating Bath 15-3 in Western Buckeye League baseball action on Tuesday in Bath Township.