CELINA - One year ago today, a pair of EF1 tornadoes packing winds up to 110 mph tore through Mercer County, one of which continued a trail of destruction well into Auglaize County, according to the National Weather Service.
Less than two months later, another pair of tornadoes would hit the area, causing massive structural damage. [More]
Four Minster seniors made college commitments on Wednesday, signing national letters of intent in sports like baseball, softball, football and track and field.
Will Frimel
Football and Track and Field
Ohio Northern
A standout lineman and thrower, Frimel will get a chance to do both when he heads to Ada this summer. [More]
Vivian K. (Coffey) Walker, 23, formerly of St. Marys, OH died 4:21 a.m. Tuesday March 11, 2025 at the scene of a motor vehicle accident in rural Shelby Co., OH. [More]
UNION CITY - A shooting and subsequent car chase left a man and woman dead Thursday afternoon in Darke County, according to a news release from county sheriff Mark Whittaker.
A young man with ties to the area is living his dream working as a full-time NASA researcher while simultaneously pursuing his doctoral degree at the University of Alabama.
An 83-year-old Willshire man died Tuesday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne after he was involved in a farm-related accident just east of Rockford earlier in the day, Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman confirmed on Thursday.
VAN WERT - A 39-year-old Rockford man that was alleged to have shot and killed a Van Wert woman in 2023 entered a plea of no contest to murder charges last week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court.
