Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
Are area sports teams ready for the unthinkable?
By Tom Haines
NFL football player Damar Hamlin's on-field injury on Jan. 2 before a national audience compelled Celina High School athletic trainer Allie Wright to think about the emergency action plan for Celina athletic events.
Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, went into cardiac arrest after a collision on Monday Night Football against the Cincinnati Bengals. Bills' trainers resuscitated him on the field. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - School officials today released the final design of the PK-6 building rendered in animated videos on the building project website.
The PK-6 facility is the first phase of an overall $126.8 million school building project.
Two videos, the handiwork of project architect Garmann Miller, are provided, one a bird's-eye view that swoops down on and around the outside of the building and another that shows the inside layout and key features. [More]
Obituaries on January 18th, 2023
Jeanette A Walls, 87 of Mendon, died at 10:43 pm. Jan. 16, 2023, with her family by her side at Wexner OSU Medical Center, Columbus. [More]
Jeanette E. Golden, 85, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at her home in Celina. [More]
Local pictures on January 18th, 2023
Subscriber stories on January 18th, 2023
Alabama company to receive $125,000
MINSTER - Village officials have reached a $125,000 settlement with an Alabama energy company that had filed a $10.5 million lawsuit against the village over a solar field contract dispute.
ROCKFORD - Village employees may be prohibited from using village equipment for personal and commercial purposes.
Councilors at Tuesday night's re
Four people were injured in two separate accidents on Monday and Tuesday in Mercer County, both of which were caused by motorists running stop signs, according to authorities.
WAPAKONETA - Heritage Trails Park District board of park commissioners on Tuesday said they plan to seek additional grants and donations as they move forward with a $1.27 million purchase of about 71 acres for potential parklands.
Marion takes early lead, holds off St. Marys in fourth
MARIA STEIN - A big first quarter put Marion Local in command, and the Flyers held on defensively down the stretch.
St. Marys came up short on six
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater went 2-0 during a triangular wrestling match hosted by Parkway featuring Allen East on Tuesday night at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford.