Thursday, June 13th, 2024
Two area girls in Miss Ohio field
By Erin Gardner
MANSFIELD - One area young woman was crowned Miss Ohio's Teen in Mansfield on Wednesday while two others are vying for the Miss Ohio title on Saturday.
Allie Gray of Celina won the coveted Miss Ohio's Teen title and a $2,500 scholarship award. Gray, who was crowned Miss Lake Festival Outstanding Teen 2024, competed against 11 contestants, including Monica Hemmelgarn of Coldwater, Mackenzie Harmer of St. Henry and Reyna Hume of Wapakoneta. [More]
From staff reports
  A 21-year-old Coldwater man died following a single-vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon in northwest Auglaize County.
Robert J. Kahlig was driving a 2021 Honda Insight eastbound on Kossuth Amanda Road, near Kossuth Loop Road, in Logan Township when he drove off the right side of the roadway and struck a culvert at about 12:27 p.m., according to a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the State Highway Patrol. [More]
Celina uses nine walks to overcome early deficit
By Tom Haines
CELINA - It took Minster three tries to find a pitcher who was throwing strikes Wednesday night, and by that point the damage was done.
Celina capitalized on nine walks in the first three innings to erase a 3-0 deficit and went on to a 5-3 win in an ACME baseball game at Montgomery Field. [More]
Obituaries on June 13th, 2024
Marilyn McLain, 86, of St. Marys, died 7 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Vancrest of St. Marys, following a brief illness. [More]
Larry J. Link, 79, of New Bremen, went to his eternal reward after a sudden illness on Monday June 10, 2024 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. [More]
Janet F. Gaerke, 81, of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away on Friday, June 7, 2024, at Mercer Health in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Robert "Bob" Luke Gehret, age 60, of Althoff Road, Versailles, passed away peac [More]
Local pictures on June 13th, 2024
Subscriber stories on June 13th, 2024
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment Corporation, one of the area's top employers, was hit by an information technology "disruption" earlier this week, halting operations at its Celina and New Bremen facilities.
CELINA - City crews spray for mosquitoes just a few nights each year and in a manner that shouldn't harm pollinators such as bees and butterflies, city officials stressed at this week's regular council meeting.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery Historical Society has landed a $25,000 grant to create banners highlighting the Northwest Indian War, some of which will be displayed at venues across Ohio.
Horse and Buggy Tales
The concept of Main Street is well-known because it exists in a majority of towns and cities and brings about nostalgia.
Main Street is a hard, prosaic commercial necessity with varying degrees of cleanliness, utilitarian value and width.
NEW BREMEN - Coldwater coach Tom Brunswick felt his squad wasn't quite as sharp at the plate as he would have liked on Wednesday night against New Bremen.
Area Roundup
Compiled By Tom Haines
St. Marys answered a Fort Recovery rally with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on for a 7-5 win in an ACME baseball game at K.C. Geiger Park on Wednesday.