Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Beavercreek man, 79, was reported missing Monday
By Leslie Gartrell
CELINA - A 79-year-old endangered Beavercreek man remained missing on Tuesday night as temperatures dropped below 20 degrees.
Robert Hageman, who has dementia, was initially reported missing at 8:08 p.m. Monday to the Beavercreek Police Department, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office Capt. Megan Baker. [More]
By William Kincaid
CELINA - After months of second guessing, Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday finally pulled the trigger on a nearly $3 million agriculture center.
They also moved to foot the entire bill with American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Commissioners unanimously voted to award Westerheide Construction of Sidney a $2.9 million contract. They did not have a timeline but said under favorable conditions the center could be completed by the the end of the year. [More]
St. Henry comes back to defeat St. Marys
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. HENRY - Trailing St. Marys 28-20 with 2:20 remaining in the third quarter, St. Henry looked to battle back, something that at times the Redskins have struggled with this season.
The Redskins began to claw back in the fourth quarter, getting the lead for good with 2:06 remaining in regulation and then holding on for a 44-42 win over the Roughriders on Tuesday night at Redskin Gymnasium. [More]
Obituaries on February 1st, 2023
Robert "Bob" L. Stachler, 84, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at Lima Memorial Hospital in Lima. [More]
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Area woman charged with entering Capitol during Jan. 6 attack
TOLEDO - A Celina woman charged with participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has filed a $25 million lawsuit against Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Auditor Janet Schuler was given a $50 fine after she pleaded guilty to a minor misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in a plea agreement in Auglaize County Municipal Court on Tuesday.
MENDON - Barb Hamilton at Tuesday night's village council meeting announced she's stepping down as head of the Mendon Festival Of Trees and Christmas Walk.
NEW BREMEN (AP) - In a former hotel here in rural, western Ohio is a museum offering more than two centuries of bicycle history, from early high-wheelers to candy-hued 1960s Sting Rays.
COLDWATER - After overcoming a slow start, Coldwater couldn't finish off Shawnee in regulation, but overtime was all Cavaliers.
Coldwater allowed just one point in the extra period in a 54-44 girls basketball win at the Palace on Tuesday.
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Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina girls basketball team faded in the second half on the way to a 56-27 loss to Crestview in Convoy on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs got buckets from five different players in the second quarter to stay even by halftime, but scored just seven points the rest of the way.