Celina News

A science experiment is under way inside the semitrailer parked next to Celina's water treatment plant along U.S. 127.

The local health board this week approved the hiring of two full-time staff members to help the agency cope with challenges related to the outbreak of H1N1 flu.

Voters in the St. Marys City Schools district ousted an incumbent board member in one of five contested school board races held in the Grand Lake area on Tuesday.

Editor's note: The name of this domestic violence survivor has been changed to protect her identity.

Police in Celina, Ohio have arrested a man believed to have stolen items from a church on three different occasions.

By KATIE YANTIS Staff Writer CELINA - Further efforts to better Grand Lake St. Marys are underway at Turtle Point.

Celina's Julie Klosterman, left, battles with St. Marys' Joni Brown, 7, during their Western Buckeye League match earlier this season.

Celina postal worker Sandi Highley loads mail Wednesday morning in preparation for her delivery route.

Two local men have been indicted in connection with a break-in at the Celina Taco Bell that was reported on July 15, 2009.

Mercer County has confirmed its third case of H1N1 flu and officials are awaiting test results on four others.

By MIKE BURKHOLDER Managing Editor ST. MARYS - A local police chief says compliance, awareness and being prepared are vital when faced with an armed suspect.

The Celina Police Department and other members of the Mercer County Safety Coalition will be sponsoring a Child Passenger Safety Seat Check at Bud's Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep on Saturday, October 24, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

Celina High School will switch from a quarterly year with nine-period days to a five-period, trimester schedule next school year.

A Celina man is facing has appeared in Celina Municipal Court for an initial appearance on a felony arson charge in connection with a dumpster fire that was set a week ago.

A lone gunman pulled off a daylight armed robbery at the Dollar General Store on Havermann Road in Celina minutes before 3 p.m. Sunday.

A local company is seeking several county-owned lots in Franklin Township to start a business where materials can be sorted for recycling.

Shortages also are being felt at health departments in Mercer and Auglaize counties as cases of the flu - most likely the H1N1 strain - have become widespread locally and across the state.

Robert E. Snyder, 77, died Oct. 3, 2009, while on vacation in Bammental, Germany.

A Celina man is being held in the Mercer County Jail in connection with a series of dumpster fires that have occurred over the last four to six weeks.

By MATT NICHOLS Staff Writer Less than a month away from the Nov. 3 general election, two candidates in one of the few contested political races in Auglaize County formally introduced themselves during a Thursday luncheon - and controversial topics on this year's ballot also were further explained.