Saturday, November 26th, 2022
By William Kincaid
MENDON - Dozens of area firefighters spent Thanksgiving battling a rural house fire that quickly spread to other structures and vehicles and caused a propane tank to explode in a massive fireball.
Roughly 50 firefighters from Mendon Union, Celina [More]
By Tom Haines
ST. MARYS - With star big man Austin Parks out injured, junior Jace Turner got the chance to lead St. Marys.
Turner shot 10-for-10 from the field and totaled 21 points, Evan Angstmann added 19, and the Roughriders rolled to an 81-42 win over New Knoxville in the boys basketball season opener at Grand Lake Health System Court on Friday. [More]
Obituaries on November 26th, 2022
Treva E. Albers, age 78 of Minster, Ohio, died on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at her home surrounded by family. [More]
Jerry W. Powell, age 91, of Celina, passed away at his home on Thursday, November 24, 2022. [More]
Kurt D. McAfee, age 68 of Coldwater, died Wednesday, November 22, 2022, at his home. [More]
Local pictures on November 26th, 2022
Subscriber stories on November 26th, 2022
CELINA - Developers of Boardwalk Village, a walkable vacation rental community along West Bank Road that opened in June, plan to sell a new line of c
Santa needs help during Christmas
Rick Rose is Santa's helper in Celina. Every Christmas season he dons a red suit, white beard and a jolly demeanor as he helps get word back to the North Pole.
CELINA - Mercer County acting prosector Erin Minor has been selected to fill out the remaining two years of Matt Fox's term as county prosecutor.
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West Bank Stories
One of the saddest stories I ever covered for a newspaper was the 1998 death of a 19-year-old Wright State University-Lake Campus student named Lynn Topp at the hands of hideous murderer Timothy K. Rodeheffer.
Spencerville shoots 60% in win over St. Henry
SPENCERVILLE - As St. Henry got back into the game in the second half, the hope was that Spencerville would cool down.
Trouble was, the Bearcats stayed hot, shooting 60% from the floor to hold on for a 72-66 win over the Redskins in the 2022-23 boys basketball lidlifter in Spencerville.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater outscored Lima Central Catholic 33-13 over the final three quarters to improve to 2-0 on the season with a