COLDWATER - Coldwater village council members on Monday learned costs are increasing for water and sewer-related improvements and services in the village. As a result, councilors moved to raise fees for the services to keep accounts in good standing.
Council President Tim Buschur reported on the finance committee meeting held March 9. Discussion centered on possible increase of rates for providing water, sewer and storm service in the village. [More]
Carl Leroy Stuck, age 76, passed away in his home on March 6, 2026, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving wife and family. [More]
CELINA - School board members approved the 2026-27 school year calendar but ultimately punted on committing to a timeframe to move students into the new grades 7-12 building, indicating they simply don't have enough information to act at this time.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors on Monday heard the village is postponing a street project until 2027 due to a gas company being unable to provide services.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Village Council advanced changes Monday night that would pay lifeguards for certification time and double their wages for pool party work as part of updates to a summer employment ordinance.
FORT RECOVERY - While the weather might have fought off some fans Monday night, Fort Recovery found themselves on the wrong end of a fight on the diamond in a 15-0 loss to Ansonia in an early season non-conference matchup at the LeFevre Baseball/Softball Complex.
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It's been a long winter and one that seems not wanting to give up. However, it's like this about every spring. It gives hope of spring eventually arriving.
Minster scored early runs to hold off Elida down the stretch to pick up its second win of the softball season with an 8-7 victory at Dorothy Edwards Field on Monday.
Berlin Hiland outlasts Marion Local in double overtime
By Joe Schatz
DAYTON - Saturday night's Division VI state championship between Marion Local and Berlin Hiland had it all; four quarters, two overtimes and drama to the final shot.
Unfortunately for the Flyers, they were on the wrong side of the scoreboard. Luke Everman's corner three was off target, and Hiland won 54-51 to capture the programs fourth state title and its first since 2012. [More]
Mercer County not likely to host a sprawling data center
CELINA - Ohio is poised to become a hub for data centers, energy-intensive facilities that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers.
NEW YORK (AP) - Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.
CELINA - A global firm's new long-haul fiber network route set to begin in Chicago will make its way through Mercer County en route to Columbus, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart confirmed.
In January 2025, Zayo Group announced it intends to b [More]
Monna Lu Bauer, age 81, of Lexington, Kentucky, and formerly of Celina, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at UK HealthCare in Lexington. [More]
PORTLAND, Ind. - The driver of the semitrailer involved in the Feb. 3 collision in Jay County, Indiana, that left four dead has been returned to Jay County and now faces criminal charges in Jay Circuit Court.
CELINA - Shinn Bros. Inc. has landed a $795,000 combined contract to replace about 5,200 linear feet of water line along State Route 703 and in adjacent neighborhoods in East Jefferson Township.
VAN WERT - The body of a 48-year-old man was recovered Thursday evening in a wooded area in Washington Township, Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced Friday.
FAIRBORN - While area restaurants might offer a B.Y.O.B. night, Marion Local's 46-30 win over Lincolnview in the Division VI state semifinals at the Nutter Center would best be described as B.Y.O.M.
Delphos St. John's jumped out to a big lead and never looked back to advance to the Division VII state boys basketball semifinals with a 61-32 win over Malvern on Friday afternoon at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University.
Local literary festival brings a gathering of great writers
By William Kincaid
CELINA - A merry band of authors from across the country will take over the Tri Star Career Compact facility Saturday to give presentations and readings, participate in panel discussions and engage with book lovers of all stripes during the fifth annual Grand Lake Area Literature Festival. [More]
Mary Ann (Kremer) (Gelhaus) Poeppelman, age 91, of St. Henry, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Elmwood Assisted Living Center in New Bremen. [More]
NEW KNOXVILLE - The mayors of southwestern Auglaize County's Golden Triangle - Minster, New Bremen and New Knoxville - shared their administrations' recent accomplishments and plans for the future at the annual State of the Villages breakfast on Thursday morning at the First Church of New Knoxville.
WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, introduced legislation Monday intended to help family farms access federal financing.
CELINA - A 36-year-old Mendon man was conveyed to Mercer County from prison this week on felony drug charges.
Matthew L. W. Monroe was transported to Celina Tuesday on an indictment filed in December 2025 for one count of aggravated drug possession, a second-degree felony.
The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is set to receive two state grants totaling over $100,000 aimed at combating illegal drug activity and promoting substance use prevention and recovery.
Marcus Johnson of Garfield Heights became the seventh player to win two Ohio Mr. Basketball honors as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced the winner of its highest honor on Thursday.
CELINA - After a long winter that brought heavy snow and caused traffic disruptions due to icy roads, motorists may want to head to their local mechanic to make sure their vehicles are road ready for the warmer months ahead.
