Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Investigation continues at site where Ericka Kramer died
By Abigail Miller
ANSONIA - A 22-year-old Ansonia man arrested for murder and arson over the weekend in connection to a fatal house fire in Darke County was one of the first firefighters to respond to the scene, according to authorities.
Sheriff Mark Whittaker t [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - Not only was St. Marys able to beat the nasty weather, they beat their cross-lake rival.
The Roughriders improved to 2-0 in Western Buckeye League boys tennis play with a clean sweep 5-0 win over Celina on Tuesday at the Minster Bank Courts at Memorial High School. The Bulldogs drop to 2-2 in league play. [More]
Obituaries on April 15th, 2026
January 4, 1948 - April 12, 2026
Janice Elaine Bourelle, 78, of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2026. [More]
Marie Josephine (Schemmel) Eilerman, age 89, of Loy Road, Fort Loramie, passed [More]
Ericka Michele Kramer, age 50, of Ansonia, Ohio, passed away on April 10, 2026, at her residence. [More]
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CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members are on the hunt again for a new deputy director after accepting Stephanie Redfearn-Murdock's resignation at Tuesday morning's regular meeting.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry councilors this week approved the purchase of over 25 acres of land on the north end of town, setting up the possibility of future development.
WAPAKONETA - Ohio's tick population, along with the risk it poses of transmitting Lyme disease in the state, are on the rise.
That trend includes the Grand Lake region, where a delayed case of Lyme disease was diagnosed in March in Mercer County.
COLUMBUS - A Lima man has been indicted by an Allen County grand jury on a bribery charge stemming from his recent illegal-dumping case, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday.
COLUMBUS - A free, statewide, telephone support service has been expanded to all 88 counties in Ohio, including Mercer and Auglaize counties, state officials announced Tuesday. The statewide expansion will be fully implemented by the end of June 2026.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry, Joe Schatz and David Stilwell
Weather played havoc on Tuesday's area sports schedule with a number of events either