Saturday, August 26th, 2023
Police fatally shoots St. Marys man
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Celina police shot and killed a 24-year-old St. Marys man during an encounter early Friday morning near the Eastview Park pond.
Corey Andrew was pronounced dead at Mercer County Community Hospital, according to a news release from Celina Police Chief Tom Wale. [More]
Celina rolls to victory in Battle of Grand Lake
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - After both teams were shut outlast week, one thing was for certain in the 105th edition of the Battle of Grand Lake: somebody was going to have to score.
Both Celina and St. Marys scored points, but it was the Bulldogs who came up big on defense. [More]
Obituaries on August 26th, 2023
Joseph "Joe" Alan Bruns, 53, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away after a courag [More]
Dolores Nieport, age 95, of St. Henry, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023, at The Gardens of St. Henry. [More]
Mark A. Brotherton, 68, St. Marys, died Aug. 8, 2023, at his residence.
A cel [More]
Carrie (Klosterman) Nuding, age 46 of Montezuma, passed away on August 25, 2023 at the Ohio State Wexner Medical center in Columbus. [More]
Susan K. Lengerich, 62, of New Knoxville, OH died 6:55 p.m. Thursday August 24, 2023 at JTDM Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on August 26th, 2023
Subscriber stories on August 26th, 2023
CELINA - A candidate running for Celina school board in the Nov. 7 general election pleaded no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor charge of falsification, capping a whirlwind turn of events this week.
FORT RECOVERY - Longtime Fort Recovery High School teacher and coach Joe Bruns, 53, died Thursday evening after a long battle with cancer.
School
FORT RECOVERY - The Morvilius name began to fade in Mercer County with the death of opera singer Fay Morvilius in 1970, but the Fort Recovery Friends of the Opera House aim to revive it in a big way.
NEW BREMEN -- Sometimes it's much more important how you finish a game than how you start.
New Bremen survived a rugged start, then took advantage of four second-half turnovers and cruised to a 28-7 win over the Mechanicsburg Indians Friday night at Cardinal Stadium.
COLDWATER - The hype behind Bellefontaine junior quarterback Tavien St. Clair is real.
There's still reason for hype around Coldwater, too.
One o
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery's defense played a strong game on Friday, but its offense turned the ball over four times and couldn't get nearly enough points to make up for it.
Area Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
and Tom Haines
The Minster football team broke through in the second quarter and cruised the rest of the way for a big road win over Graham on Friday.