Tuesday, September 6th, 2022
Annual Durbin Bean Bake stands test of time
By Leslie Gartrell
  CELINA - For 123 years, the annual Durbin Bean Bake has served up bean soup to all who bring their own pots, pans, bowls, tupperware - just about anything that can hold soup - for free.
But how is the titular bean soup made?
Larry Fennig, head bean cooker for the annual event, said it takes several hundred pounds of beans, bacon and ham and a few "secret ingredients" provided by nature. [More]
Obituaries on September 6th, 2022
Martha J. Bollinger, age 91, of Celina, passed away on September 4, 2022, at 9:39 am, at Otterbein St. Marys Senior Life Community. [More]
Gary Raymond Niekamp, age 65, of Coldwater, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at his home. [More]
Jennifer A. Lefeld, age 48, formerly of St. Henry, died on Friday, September 02, 2022 at Echoing Valley Residential Center, in Dayton. [More]
On Friday, September 2, 2022, Earl Henry Klosterman passed away in Marysville, Ohio at the age of 85. [More]
Norman L. Fleming, 89, of Rockford passed away on September 4, 2022 at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. [More]
Thomas D. Lammers, 70, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho, died Sept. 3, 2022.
Services ar [More]
Local pictures on September 6th, 2022
Subscriber stories on September 6th, 2022
CELINA - The recent 21st annual Lake Improvement Association's (LIA) Bar Stool Open was declared a success for the participants as well as a solid financial boost for the LIA, according to LIA representatives at their Saturday meeting.
Weekend Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Henry completed Saturday with a 3-0 record to win the annual Redskin Classic in St. Henry.
The Redskins went t