Thursday, January 12th, 2023
Pandemic, social media spur vaccine hesitancy
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - As a large measles outbreak in Columbus begins to subside, health officials are growing concerned that more parental resistance to routine childhood vaccinations will intensify a revival of preventable illnesses.
The vast majority of the 82 children infected in the Columbus outbreak were old enough to get the shots but were unvaccinated, according to information provided by Mercer County Health District Nursing Director Julie Shaffer. [More]
By Tom Haines
ST. HENRY - St. Henry senior Bryce Brookhart signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to continue his baseball career at Indiana Tech in the fall.
Brookhart, who earned first-team All-Midwest Athletic Conference honors in his junior year, follows in the footsteps of Redskins pitchers Ryan Uhlenhake and Nolan Schmitz, who are now with the Warriors. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ROCKFORD - When looking to pursue her career aspirations in criminal justice, Morgan Hunter found a home at Wittenberg University.
And the Parkway senior will get a chance to continue her track and field career as well at the NCAA Division III school in Springfield. [More]
Obituaries on January 12th, 2023
Elizabeth "Ann" Davis, 79, of St. Marys, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
Sylvia Kay Joseph, age 80, of Celina, passed away Wednesday, January 11, 2022, at The Gardens at Celina. [More]
Local pictures on January 12th, 2023
Subscriber stories on January 12th, 2023
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members begrudgingly gave two Blackcreek Township homeowners additional time to install a septic system due to weather and soil conditions.
CELINA - A North Star man pleaded guilty to the charge of vehicular homicide, a first degree misdemeanor, for his role in an Aug. 15 accident that claimed the life of Martin Schmitt of Fort Recovery.
NEW WESTON - Scores of firefighters from multiple agencies on Wednesday afternoon battled a blaze that tore through a newly built home on an 86 acre farm in northern Darke County.
NEW BREMEN - School board members at Wednesday night's organizational and regular meetings learned several pieces of building equipment malfunctioned on Christmas, causing minor damage.
The Hoops
The Martin Luther King Birthday holiday weekend has become a prime weekend for basketball showcases. In Ohio, events such as the Classic In the Count
Since she was in elementary school, Toma Hainline has been involved in the sport of tennis, first as a player and later as a teacher and coach.
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