Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Celina city councilor Mark Fleck expressed concern about the possible shuttering of the UPS Customer Center on Industrial Drive, asking if there's any incentives city officials can offer the shipping-and-receiving giant to stay put in Celina. [More]
Obituaries on March 11th, 2025
Walter A. Braun age 95 of Maria Stein, Ohio died at 4:15 AM on Sunday March 9, 2025 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
Darwin D. Zeigler, 82, of Saint Marys, died 9:35 A.M. Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at Otterbein Retirement Community in Saint Marys. [More]
Evelyn Marie Schultz Horner, 84, of Saint Marys, 10:35 P.M. Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, Saint Marys. [More]
Erwin Othmar Schwieterman, age 91, of Maria Stein, passed away on Saturday, Mar [More]
Billy R. Perry, 78, of Rockford died Sunday, March 9, 2025 at his home. He was born March 31, 1946 and was the son of the late Bill and Sarah M. (Adkins) Perry. [More]
Joshua R. Wendeln, age 32, of St. Marys, Ohio, died on Sunday, March 9, 2025 in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on March 11th, 2025
Subscriber stories on March 11th, 2025
As detections slow, local farms remain nation's largest hit
CELINA - Following a brief break in cases in Ohio, the National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed two new detections of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Mercer County on Friday.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Mayor Joe Hurlburt Jr. assured citizens that all is well within city limits during his annual report on Monday night.
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Pickleball courts being installed
COLDWATER - Village councilors in Coldwater Monday learned of committee meeting discussions and approved increases to some building fees.
Councilor Brad Niekamp reported on the environmental committee meeting held Feb. 24.
NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Village Council at Monday night's regular meeting heard the second reading of an ordinance to appropriate more than $5,000 in OneOhio opioid funds toward a K-9 purchase for the New Bremen Police Department.
CELINA - Two men were arrested this week in Mercer County, one on theft charges and one on drug possession charges.
Christopher W. Anderson, 46, Ce
ST. HENRY - St. Henry village councilors met Monday night to discuss potential upgrades to the village's tennis courts, a new hydro excavator truck, and upcoming seasonal preparations.
Alumni Notes
As Germany's top-level Basketball Bundesliga enters the final 11 games of the season, MLP Academics Heidelberg is inside the top eight that will qualify for the playoffs, and more importantly is not in danger of being relegated as the bottom two teams will be demoted to second tier Pro A.