Thursday, September 4th, 2025
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The Celina Fire Department is nearly back to full staff, save for a recent hire who still has to enter and graduate from fire academy. The staffing level is a welcome development that should provide relief to an organization that at times has struggled to meet the demands of a heavy call load. [More]
Obituaries on September 4th, 2025
Joan Ann (Dirksen) Poeppelman, age 90, of St. Rt. 705, Yorkshire, passed away o [More]
Marcus James Hettesheimer, Sr., age 88, of Celina, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 2, 2025. [More]
Connor William Collins, age 18, of Minster, Ohio, died on Monday, September 1, 2025. [More]
Carter Joseph Dirksen, age 18, of Minster, Ohio, died on Monday, September 1, 2025. [More]
Sharon Rose Schrolucke, 85, of St. Marys, OH went to be with her Lord and Savio [More]
Robert Ebright, age 79, of Coldwater, died Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Bickford of Middletown Assisted Living Center. [More]
Glenn "Captain" Leo Lemire, 63, Arlington, died at 1:26 a.m. Aug. 30, 2025, at Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. [More]
Local pictures on September 4th, 2025
Subscriber stories on September 4th, 2025
Area yields in peril this summer
CELINA - Drought conditions are creeping into parts of Ohio, including an "abnormally dry" status in northern Mercer County, causing corn and soybeans to prematurely age, or senesce, and potentially spurring farmers to harvest their crops earlier than normal to ward off losses.
The Mercer County Historical Society
The Riley House museum houses several military helmets, but one stands out to visitors: the M1.
The M1 helmet was used by the U.S. armed forces from 1941 to 1966, according to the research and development firm Adept.
Grand Lake Fishing Report
Good day everyone. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend.
The lake was very busy for sure. It's always great to see the lake teeming with activity.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina hosted Kenton in a Western Buckeye League boys golf match at Celina Lynx on Wednesday, with the Wildcats picking up a 176-202 win on the front nine of the course.
  The Midwest Athletic Conference begins play this week, setting up eight weeks of local teams battling each other to try and shore up and earn playoff spots.
  While the Western Buckeye League opened league play last Friday, the MAC teams faced non-conference opponents who were a combined 7-3 last week and won six of those games.

ST. MARYS at CELINA
Celina Stadium
The 106th meeting of the Battle of Grand Lake features two teams that are looking for their first win of the season.
Impact Players
Offense
Reece Wendel, RB, Fort Recovery
31 carries for 178 yards and a touchdown in the Indians' 23-16 victory over Allen East.