BOE considering synthetic turf and field inside track
By William Kincaid
CELINA - School board members are leaning in the direction of synthetic turf for a new football field and asphalt base for the new track facility, rather than post-tension concrete.
At Monday night's regular meeting, board members took up the d [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Henry took advantage of a variety of scoring opportunities to hand St. Marys a 12-2 defeat in five innings Monday evening at K.C. Geiger Park.
The Redskins scored twice on passed balls, twice on wild pitches, a sacrifice fly, a pair of two-run singles and a two-run double. [More]
CELINA - A dedicated crew of custodians were hailed for their work responding to flooding at Celina High School April 14, preventing a bad situation from escalating into an even worse one.
FORT RECOVERY - For the second year in a row, Fort Recovery Local Schools was named a 5-star district on its 2025 state report card, making it one of the best public schools in the state.
CELINA - Several people were indicted on criminal charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court in the last week, including a 24-year-old Rockford man accused of sending or producing child sexual abuse images.
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery councilors on Monday heard that village officials are getting prices together for a possible asphalt overlay project throughout town.
A 59-year-old Rossburg woman sustained injuries Monday morning in a single-vehicle rollover in Darke County, a news release from Sheriff Mark Whittaker states.
Coldwater senior Rudy Kremer will play this weekend in the annual Ohio High School Football Coaches Association's North-South All-Star Games on Saturday at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon.
Is it a philosophical concept, a work of post-hippy art or a New Age 'thing?'
By William Kincaid
WAPAKONETA - Though prolific Renaissance man Jim Bowsher has been gone for nearly two years, his spirit remains firmly imbued within The Temple of Tolerance, a primitive/visionary art site sprawled along 2 acres of residential property in Wapakoneta. [More]
CELINA - School board members are poised to vote on numerous personnel items at tonight's regular meeting, among them a new Celina High School principal and new head varsity boys basketball coach.
DARKE COUNTY - A 65-year-old Versailles man is dead following a skid loader accident on Sunday afternoon.
At about 4:48 p.m. Sunday, first responders were dispatched to the 7600 block of Medford Road on reports of a fatal accident, according to a Darke County Sheriff's Office news release.
CELINA - A white oak that one day will bear the same trademarks of the Unites States - chiefly ruggedness, strength, durability, resilience and majesty - was planted on the northeast corner of the Mercer County Courthouse lawn Friday during a midmorning ceremony attended by a throng of elected officeholders, dignitaries and members of the public. [More]
CELINA - It's always something when Celina and St. Marys meet, regardless of the sport. The Bulldogs took a 3-1 lead in Friday's WBL game, but the Roughriders rallied to take a 4-3 lead. After Celina's clutch hitting sent it to extras, it was Dyllan Fink who played hero for St. Marys and gave his team their ninth win in a row in a big-time Battle for Grand Lake. [More]
CELINA - It takes a whole community of extraordinary administrators, teachers, staff, parents, partners and advocates to make the federally funded Mercer County Head Start a successful program, one that provides crucial developmental services and education to children ages 3-5.
NEW BREMEN - While there are many open questions about the details of Crown's new art and cultural center in New Bremen, one thing seems certain: As proposed, the facility will open up a new world of art to Ohio and much of the U.S.
It's also likely to have an unprecedented impact on the study and appreciation of the unique niche of the global art world to which it will be devoted: Australian Aboriginal art. [More]
Coldwater outlasts St. Henry in State Route 118 contest
By Joe Schatz
ST. HENRY - Four combined home runs through the first four innings had fans at the Wally Post Athletic Complex anticipating a shootout between St. Henry and Coldwater.
However, the Cavaliers' pitching staff bunkered down and the bats did enough in a 7-3 win over the Redskins in a classic Midwest Athletic Conference game Thursday evening. [More]
CELINA - Looking down the road, the Mercer County Commissioners are contemplating one day acquiring and renovating or building a new facility to house the county's emergency medical services and emergency management agency.
CELINA - In a packed banquet room, state and local Democrats delivered a hopeful call to action to urge voters to enforce change at the ballot box at the Mercer County Democratic Party Equality Dinner on Thursday night.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners are largely satisfied with the building inspection and permit services handled by the Miami County Department of Development and see no reason to change course at this point.
CELINA - A 40-year-old Dayton man was sentenced to time in a community correctional institute and ordered to pay more than $2,000 in restitution this week on theft charges out of Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
COLUMBUS - A local state senator testified before the Senate Education Committee as a sponsor of legislation that would establish standards and support for high-quality youth programs in Ohio.
In a joint news release, Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker and the Darke County Solid Waste Management District director Krista Fourman advised motorists to use caution while traveling Darke County roadways next weekend.
