Friday, May 3rd, 2024
By Michael Frank
FORT RECOVERY - More than 75 newly digitalized photographs of locals dating back to the late 19th century will be on display when the Fort Recovery State Museum opens for the season this weekend.
Visitors will have the opportunity to examine a trove of former Fort Recovery Post Master Harry McDaniel's images of everyday life and meet Pulitzer Prize-nominated novelist and professor emeritus Willam Heath. [More]
By Tom Haines
COLDWATER - Mercer County's track teams were on a tear at the Knights of Columbus Invitational at Cavalier Stadium on Thursday.
Between junior high and high school, 20 meet records were broken on the second day alone.
"There's a lot of talent in this county," Celina coach Eric Wagner said. [More]
Obituaries on May 3rd, 2024
Doug Bonifas, age 73, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at OSU Medical Center in Columbus. [More]
Phillip Jay Sims, age 75, of Grandview, Ohio died on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at The James Cancer Hospital, Columbus. [More]
Richard "Ryan" Finke, age 56, of Celina, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Local pictures on May 3rd, 2024
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Major paving, more parking among projects
CELINA - The Bryson Park District along Lake Shore Drive has come together nicely with the substantial completion of a nearly $400,000 paving project
President Joe Biden on Thursday declared a major disaster in Ohio and authorized federal assistance to supplement state and local recovery efforts in areas affected by the March 14 tornadoes.
CELINA - A Van Wert County man was sentenced on Thursday to probation on failure to appear and theft charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
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COLDWATER - Brooklyn Osterloh might have had a chip on her shoulder after Minster was denied an outright Midwest Athletic Conference softball title 2023 when Coldwater defeated the Wildcats with three runs in the top of the seventh.
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Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Alex Dues was simply perfect on Thursday.
The Fort Recovery pitcher needed just 75 pitches to retire all 21 batter
MINSTER - Alex Schmitmeyer probably didn't know which hurt the most: getting hit by a pitch, or ending up at the bottom of a pile of the entire Minster baseball team.