Thursday, December 8th, 2022
By Leslie Gartrell
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - When the remains of 13-year-old Mary Arabelle Secaur were discovered in a thicket north of Tama Road on June 24, 1872, it sent shockwaves through the community.
Secaur had been missing since she was last seen walking home from church on June 23, 1872. By the time a search party found her the next day, her body had been partially consumed by free-roaming hogs, her jaw missing and her skull fractured. [More]
Obituaries on December 8th, 2022
Lois J. Heyne, age 95 of Minster, Ohio, died at 3:45 PM on December 6, 2022 at Vancrest Nursing Home St. Marys, Ohio. [More]
Urban Andrew Gehret, age 88, of Versailles, passed away peacefully of natural c [More]
Local pictures on December 8th, 2022
Subscriber stories on December 8th, 2022
Many modern holidays have touch of Old World charm
MARIA STEIN - 'Tis the season for holiday traditions, many of which originated in 19th-century Germany.
German traditions, including St. Nicholas
CELINA - Fair officials have upped the ante by booking rising country pop star Russell Dickerson for the 2023 Mercer County Fair.
Dickerson, who in
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections held an audit of the November elections Thursday. All 1,393 ballots were counted, thus matching the scanned result for Wapak 1B and St. Marys West precincts.
West Bank Stories
Our country's media situation is in sorry shape. To me, Gannett Co., Inc. epitomizes that decline.
Frank Gannett started his chain in 1923. He ruled the company until 1957, and subsequently was succeeded as president by Paul Miller and, in 1973, Al Neuharth.
Alumni Notes
With Miami University's women's basketball team on the upswing on a two-game winning streak, Ivy Wolf has been surging.
The Minster grad has avoided a sophomore slump thus far and is currently on a three-game streak of scoring 20-plus points.
Three Celina football players earned postseason honors as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its All-Ohio teams for Divisions II and III.