Thursday, February 16th, 2023
Nonprofit to aid grieving families
By Erin Gardner
DAYTON - Sarah Chaney, 33, knows all too well the pain and grief of losing a child. But out of that loss, she wanted to create something larger that would help other families.
Chaney, a Celina native now living in West Milton, has formed Dreams of Georgia, a nonprofit dedicated to her stillborn daughter. The nonprofit is in the early stages of creating a butterfly room at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, named the Georgia Room Project. [More]
By Tom Haines
  MIDDLE POINT - Parkway, co-champion of the Midwest Athletic Conference and the 10th-ranked team in Division III, is out of the tournament after the first game.
The Panthers struggled in the third quarter, fell behind by double digits, and couldn't shoot their way back in on the way to a 55-42 upset loss to Wayne Trace in the Division III girls basketball sectionals at Lincolnview on Wednesday. [More]
Obituaries on February 16th, 2023
Mrs. Donna Jane Fahncke Randall, age 85, a resident of Auburndale went home to [More]
Helen N. Homan, 93, of Coldwater, died, Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater. [More]
Vernon E. J. Luedeke, 87, of St. Marys, OH died 10:45 a.m. Monday February 13, 2023 at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on February 16th, 2023
Subscriber stories on February 16th, 2023
CELINA - Mercer County officials plan to replace an aging sanitary sewer plant serving the Wagner Subdivision in Butler Township with a lift station to convey collections to a county-owned treatment plant.
CELINA - One of two bridges in Mercer County still classified as fracture critical will be rebuilt later this year.
County commissioners on Tuesda
NEW BREMEN - Dairy animals can be picky eaters, and timing can be tricky for planting the grass that makes up their forage diet.
During Wednesday'
NEW BREMEN - School board members at Wednesday's meeting heard about the district's new innovative technology classes.
Eimly Clinehens, the K-12 innovative technology teacher, and several students in grades K-6 talked about current and ongoing projects in the class.
MONTEZUMA - Village council members on Wednesday night set April 29 as the date for the annual spring clean-up day.
The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. A dumpster will be placed on South Canal Street. Residents will be able to place scrap metal, trash and other items in the dumpster.
The Hoops
The boys basketball regular season wraps up this weekend.
While both the Midwest Athletic Conference and Western Buckeye League have at least one t
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys' Luke Hertenstein finished 10th and earned a trip to next week's state meet at the Division II district diving championships held Wednesday at Bowling Green State University.
All-MAC Girls Basketball
Parkway senior Gabrielle Stober was named the Midwest Athletic Conference's Girls Basketball Player of the Year by the conference coaches.
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