Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
City hopes to annex areas around Grand Lake
By William Kincaid
CELINA - City officials want to annex parts of West Bank Road, the boardwalk running parallel to it and some areas of land within Grand Lake, largely to improve their chances of getting a designated outdoor refreshment area approved by the state. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ELIDA - The Division II boys soccer district title game will come down to a Western Buckeye League rematch.
St. Marys got a goal midway through the first half and made it stand up in avenging an earlier loss to Kenton 1-0 in the nightcap of district semifinals at Elida on Monday night. [More]
Obituaries on October 25th, 2022
Thomas R. Rampe, 77, of Celina, passed away suddenly October 13, 2022, at the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, of a brain aneurysm. [More]
Anji Hanchor, age 54 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at her residence in Celina, with her family at her side. [More]
Local pictures on October 25th, 2022
Subscriber stories on October 25th, 2022
WAPAKONETA- The first day of the public corruption trial for suspended Wapakoneta mayor Tom Stinebaugh began Monday.
The trial is expected to last five days.
ST. MARYS - City council members during their Monday meeting heard a third and final reading of an ordinance to purchase the former Ohio Army National Guard Armory building.
NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday heard Mark Schemmel, Auglaize County Ohio Department of Natural Resource wildlife officer, discuss the village's options in keeping geese out of the wastewater treatment plant.
COLDWATER-Police chief Jason Miller told council members at Monday's meeting that officers found 23 syringes in the drug drop box located in the lobby of the Coldwater Police Department at 303 W. Main St.
ST. HENRY-St. Henry council members during their Monday meeting approved a 10-year, 100% tax abatement to Cooper Farms after hearing three readings.
West Bank Stories
A monumental disaster threatened Mercer County on April 1, 1904. Pounding rains elevated 9 inches the waters of Lake Mercer (today Grand Lake). The torrents also established a St. Marys river high-water mark.
Redskins sweep Panthers, Cavs beat O-G in district
KALIDA - Coldwater made sure it would be a battle of Midwest Athletic Conference teams in the Division III district final at Kalida, and St. Henry knocked out MAC rival Parkway for the right to face the Cavaliers.
District 8 Volleyball
Area athletes and coaches earned honors from the District 8 Volleyball Coaches Association as postseason awards were announced on Monday.
St. Henry