Heat Advisory issued June 10 at 8:02AM EDT until June 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected.
* WHERE...Auglaize, Hardin, and Mercer Counties.
* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Today 91° Today 91° chance 74° 74° slight chance Tomorrow 90° Tomorrow 90° chance 71° 71° chance
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
City: Downtown building unsafe
Owner has been given 60 days to repair or raze
By William Kincaid
CELINA - The city has determined that a downtown building is unsafe and ordered the owner to make repairs.
City safety service director Tom Hitchcock sent a letter dated May 13 to Schmidt Trust of Yorkshire, stating that the city has determined that the property at 121 S. Main St. is an "unsafe building."
Specifically, Hitchcock cited a section of city code addressing unsafe buildings - those which lack proper roof or window covering, allowing water to enter the structure. [More]
All-around effort
Mariners bullpen shuts down Scouts to improve to 4-0
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - A good bullpen is good to have.
Grand Lake's bullpen came through again on Tuesday night, pitching six innings of scoreless baseball, allowing the Mariners to bide their time with six runs in their final two at-bats to open the three-game series with Xenia with an 8-2 win in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Montgomery Field. [More]
Obituaries on June 10th, 2026
Esther Wells
Esther LaVerne (Reier) Wells, age 81, formerly of Pike Street, Anna, passed awa [More]
Jane Westgerdes
Jane Elizabeth (Schmitz) Westgerdes passed away on June 6, 2026, at 6:11 p.m. at her residence in Celina. [More]
Thomas Ontrop
Thomas Eugene Ontrop, age 71, of Coldwater, passed away peacefully on June 8, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. [More]
Neal Ray
Neal Louis Ray, 92, formerly of New Knoxville, OH died 2:02 p.m. Friday June 5, 2026 at Otterbein - St. Marys. [More]
Sandra Hoening
Sandra Hoening, age 68, of Coldwater, passed away Monday, June 8, 2026 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Patricia Jansen
Patricia A. Jansen, age 95 of Carthagena, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2026, at her son's home in Carthagena. [More]
Suellen Hicks
Suellen VanTilburg Hicks, 78, Findlay, died June 8, 2026, at Fox Run Manor, Findlay. [More]
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Subscriber stories on June 10th, 2026
Health board hears report on Minster pool scare
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials this week heard that a recent malfunction at the Minster pool that sent over a dozen swimmer
Council approves sludge contract
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors in New Bremen on Monday approved awarding a more than $900,000 contract to an Ohio company to remove sludge from a lagoon.
Four face drug charges in Mercer County court
CELINA - Several people were charged with drug possession last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
A criminal complaint was filed Friday agai
Flyers get past Cavaliers
COLDWATER - While the first three innings of Tuesday's ACME game between Marion Local and Coldwater looked like a pitchers duel, a six-run fourth inning propelled the Flyers to a 7-2 win over the Cavaliers to pick up their first win of the summer.
Voisard wins at Colonial
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Joe Schatz
Minster's Max Voisard shot an even-round of 71 to take the title in the boys 16-18 age group as the Lima Junior Golf Association held the Reineke Ford Open at Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod.
Congratulations Minster Wildcats
2026 Division V Girls State Track and Field Runner-up
Wildcat State Qualifiers and Finishes:
100-meter Hurdles
Molly Brame, First, 14.96.

4x800 Relay
Joanna Topp, Sophia Dirksen, Brynn Bornhorst, Claire Bohman, First, 9:13.93.
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