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Thursday, May 15th, 2025
Building a Better Lockup
A look inside remodeled Auglaize jail
By Abigail Miller
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Sheriff Mike Vorhees and his jail staff are about to unveil a substantial jail renovation that expanded its capacity and improved its capabilities.
The nearly $6.4 million project, originally billed at $4.5 million, added around 29 beds to the facility: one female minimum security block that can house 20 people, five female medical/mental health cells, and four male medical/mental health cells. [More]
St. Marys BOE takes 070 approach to HB 96 30% cap
By Abigail Miller
  ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools Board of Education members established a new capital improvement fund and transferred $9.25 million from the general fund into it at their regular board meeting on Wednesday.
The transfer will be used to gradually implement a 20-year cost assessment plan done by K-12 Consulting which looked at all of the district's properties and vehicles to determine what updates will be needed down the line. [More]
Obituaries on May 15th, 2025
Michele Millhouse
A celebration of life service for Michele Millhouse, 46, of Midland, Mich., wil [More]
Erma Maxwell
Erma Jean Maxwell, age 86, of Celina, passed away peacefully, and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening, May 13, 2025. [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 15th, 2025
Coldwater school officials direct anger at Rep. King
COLDWATER - With the passage of a tax levy last week, Coldwater school officials have some room to breathe financially but are still warning of deficit spending in fiscal year 2029 should school funding provisions in House Bill 96 make the final cut of the state's biennium budget.
Swatting suspected in Walmart 'bomb' call
CELINA - Walmart at Harbor Square in Celina was evacuated for about half an hour Wednesday night as law enforcement swept the building after being alerted about a possible bomb inside.
Two Celina day care employees face charges
CELINA - Two Victorum Early Learning Center employees were charged with assault and child endangerment.
A criminal complaint was filed against Jay
Mercer health district to ask voters for levy
CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members at their regular meeting on Wednesday agreed to move forward with another levy attempt this November.
Parkway BOE creates 070 fund as state budget looms
ROCKFORD - Parkway Board of Education members established a capital projects fund for facility projects in response to the state's proposed biennium budget, in which schools in Mercer County could stand to lose $3.5 million over the next two years.
Celina man sentenced on drug charges
CELINA - Two people were sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday for charges related to drug possession, with one facing additional charges of endangering children.
Wendel arrested for second bond violation
CELINA - A former Celina business owner indicted on over 100 felony counts for allegedly defrauding people out of more than $1 million was taken into custody on Wednesday after allegedly violating the terms of his bond for the second time this year.
A window into the past
Cait Clark
The Mercer County Historical Society
The Mercer County Historical Society has a unique piece in its collection - a small, white baby coffin bearing the German inscription "Ruhe in Frieden," meaning "Rest in Peace." What sets the piece apart is the small window set into the lid.
1 injured in accident
A two-vehicle accident on Tuesday night in northwestern Darke County left a Hollansburg man in critical condition, while a Fort Recovery man in the other vehicle was uninjured, according to a news release from Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker.
Strong showings at WBL
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The weather was a little more cooperative on Wednesday as the Western Buckeye League opened its track and field championships at Fred J. Brown Stadium in Defiance.
Riders advance to district
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. Marys used a five run second inning to break open the game, then five runs in the bottom of the sixth to put
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