NEW BREMEN - 'Twas the week before Christmas when all through the class, students were preparing for Santa, even bustling en masse. The reindeer food was made with tedious care, in hopes that fellow children would bring joy here and there.
COLDWATER - A distinguished doctor who served Mercer Health for 45 years, including a nearly seven-year stint as the health care system's vice president of medical affairs, will retire at the end of the month, capping what Mercer Health CEO Jon Dingledine called "a remarkable career."
Dr. Thangaraj Amaran received a standing ovation at the hospital board of governors regular meeting on Wednesday night. [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Marys school officials bid farewell to two longtime school board members at their last regular meeting of the year on Wednesday.
School board member Chris Falk, elected in 2017, did not run for reelection in November. School board member Rhonda Shelby, elected in 2011, resigned mid-term at the board's November meeting. Shelby's resignation is effective today. [More]
Norman E. "Norm" VanTilburg, 85, of Rockford, Ohio died peacefully December 15, 2025, surrounded by family, at Van Wert Manor in Van Wert, Ohio. [More]
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen school board members approved a resolution Wednesday to ratify an agreement with a vendor for the first phase of the track project.
CELINA - The Mercer County Fairgrounds will host the Annual Airstream Rally in June 2028, a weeklong "monumental" event expected to draw 2,500 people to the county, fair officials announced Wednesday.
The boys basketball edition of the Battle of Grand Lake pits the two rivals that are looking for a break in the second week of Western Buckeye League play.
Tate Hisey has made the transition to collegiate wrestling.
The two-time state champion from St. Marys went 3-2 for NCAA Division I George Mason University at the A Better Way Athletics Open, hosted by the Patriots in Fairfax, Virginia, on Dec. 7.
