COLDWATER - Coldwater officials recently unearthed pieces of the town's olden days by opening a 1976 time capsule full of local photographs and mementos from the past.
In accordance with the nation's 250th birthday, members of Coldwater's America250 committee, with some help from village officials, dug up a 50-year-old time capsule on April 9 that was buried during the country's 200th birthday on July 4, 1976, in Memorial Park near the veterans memorial and the village pool. [More]
ELIDA - It took a little bit of everything for Minster to beat Lima Central Catholic 3-1 in Thursday's Division VII district semifinal at Elida's Ed Sandy Field. After an error gave the Wildcats a 2-0 lead, a pair of late double plays with the tying run on helped them hold on and win to keep their season alive. [More]
Shirley Ann Meyer, age 77, of St. Marys, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
CELINA - The Boardwalk Village, an all-in-one resort destination on West Bank Road, is cracking down on disturbances to guests, moving to ban unsupervised children from the premises after a string of incidents allegedly involving teens.
CELINA - School board members voted 3-2 Thursday to move students to the new grades 7-12 building midway through the 2026-27 school year rather than at the beginning of the 2027-28 school year.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health's Center for Weight and Wellness has resonated with the community and well beyond, seeing its highest monthly volume ever in March with 704 patients served.
BLUFFTON - Having a bye through the sectional tournament and having played just three games over two weeks, Coldwater was looking to get a good start in the Division V district baseball semifinal against Spencerville.
FORT RECOVERY - A five-run sixth inning put the finishing touches on a 9-1 Fort Recovery Division VI district semifinal victory over the Triad Cardinals Thursday at the LeFevre Family Complex.
St. Marys senior pitcher-outfielder Kasey Gross was named the Western Buckeye League Baseball Player of the Year by the league coaches as the all-league honors were announced Thursday.
MCGUFFEY - It was a big day for Midwest Athletic Conference baseball teams at Upper Scioto Valley during Tuesday's Division VI district semifinals. In the opening game, a great start from Ethan Osterholt and a three-run third frame gave the Flyers all they needed to beat Columbus Grove 4-0. [More]
MARIA STEIN - A brief prayer service will be held Friday afternoon in the south parking lot of the former St. John the Baptist Catholic Church to mark the one-year anniversary of the disastrous fire that ultimately resulted in the demolition of one of the area's oldest houses of worship.
Ohio's unemployment rate continued its steady descent in April, dropping from 4.1% in March to 3.9%, while rates in Mercer and Auglaize counties again experienced much larger drops.
CELINA- A 54-year-old Indiana woman was sentenced to probation this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for stealing pain medication from an elderly person in 2024.
HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana State Police Cold Case Unit has identified the killer from a 1997 murder in Huntington County, Indiana, in which a 25-year-old Fort Wayne woman with a background in Van Wert was stabbed to death.
The first official record of the census of Mercer County was filed June 4, 1827, and is quite legible and in good condition. The names listed are the white male inhabitants over the age of 21 years, totaling 114.
A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning gave St. Marys a berth in the Division IV district baseball final with a 2-1 win over Elida on Thursday at Fort Jennings High School.
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment announced Tuesday the planned development of a new art installation in New Bremen that will explore how the natural elements of sky and light can become materials for art. The artwork is expected to be an attraction for visitors to the region as well as a cultural landmark. [More]
ST. MARYS - A 50-year-old Lima man accused of killing his 56-year-old coworker last month was arrested this week while at work in St. Marys, according to police chief Lucas Turpin.
CELINA - Three men who banded together under the banner of WAL Development LLC aim to acquire a downtown Celina building home to numerous businesses and develop the second floor into commercial space.
COLDWATER - Village councilors on Tuesday learned from Police Chief Kevin Wynk that K-9 Franko is doing well after being injured while on duty last week.
COLUMBUS - Provisional data from the Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting six traffic fatalities over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, the lowest number in 18 years. This year's reporting period began on Friday and continued through Monday.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry village councilors on Tuesday authorized the annexation of over 30 acres of land and heard a brief update on a weather radar planned for a village water tower.
CELINA - The Grand Lake St. Marys Lake Facilities Authority on Tuesday morning accepted a $49,000 quote submitted by VTF Excavation of Celina to install a solar lift station in Coldwater Creek to help pump water into the Burntwood-Langenkamp Wetland Conservation Area.
Celina falls to Madison in district softball final
By Gary R. Rasberry
WILLARD - The late-inning magic that has brought Celina wins late in the regular season and postseason couldn't overcome a tough Madison Comprehensive squad.
The Rams used a three-run fifth inning to pull away, then applied the coup de grâce in the sixth to end the Bulldogs' season with a 10-2 decision in the Division III district softball final on a rainy Saturday at the Willard Athletic Complex. [More]
ST. HENRY - St. Henry needed just three batters to get on the scoreboard against Ada in Saturday's baseball sectional final, but once the Redskins started they could not be stopped in a 21-0 win over the Bulldogs at The Wally Post Athletic Complex.
The Minster Machine in softball has continued to roll as the postseason goes on.
The Wildcats are in the regional tournament for the third straight season, although this year the team will head north after playing in the Southwest regional the past few seasons.
