Tuesday, October 18th, 2022
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A former area school administrator, has been selected as the district's new treasurer.
School board members on Monday night awarded Michelle Mawer a three-year contract effective Nov. 17. Mawer's base salary is $113,461.54 the first year of her contract. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
Just one week remains in the high school football season, and the playoff picture has become much clearer.
The postseason invitations in the WBL are set, as Defiance, Wapakoneta, Celina, St. Marys and Van Wert are in the playoffs and the other five teams are out of contention. [More]
Obituaries on October 18th, 2022
Norbert E. Huffman, age 91, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at the Otterbein Senior Life Community in St. Marys. [More]
Nick J. Kunk, age 55 of Bowling Green, Ohio, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at St. Vincents Medical Center in Toledo. [More]
Ganell P. Diegel Jr. (Jinks) 74, died Saturday October 1, 2022, in Houston Texas, formerly of Mendon Ohio. [More]
Danny Raffel, age 62, of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Danny was born in Dayton on June 29, 1960 to Gene & Christine. [More]
Local pictures on October 18th, 2022
Subscriber stories on October 18th, 2022
FORT RECOVERY - Council members during their Monday evening meeting discussed but took no action on increasing water and sewer rates as the cost of utilities continue to rise.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Puck-I-Huddle craft show is continuing its comeback from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Marys Memorial High School.
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Celina boys advance to district semis despite scoring struggles
CELINA - Celina would have liked to see more than two goals on Monday, but that was enough for the Bulldogs to advance in the Division II boys soccer tournament.
COLDWATER - Although they had the option to take a bye as the top seed of the Division III Kalida volleyball district, Coldwater chose to open tournament play on Monday against Riverdale in a No. 1 vs. No. 11 matchup.
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Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Marys boys soccer team needed just 20 minutes to take a 6-0 lead on the way to a 13-0 victory over Van Wert to open the Division II tournament.
All-Western Buckeye League Volleyball
Wapakoneta senior Kaleigh Palmer repeated as Western Buckeye League volleyball Player of the Year as the league coaches released the all-league team on Monday.
All-Western Buckeye League Soccer
The Western Buckeye League soccer coaches gave their Players of the Year awards to players from the league champions as the postseason honors were released on Monday.