Coldwater News

Ron Westgerdes of rural Coldwater says converting a 1,500-square-foot section of his lawn into a colorful mini-meadow of wildflowers is "his little protest" to having to fill his mower with gas.

The Coldwater High School band marches in the 2007 Coldwater Community Picnic parade.

By MARY BARGDILL Staff Writer ST. MARYS - As many families take off for their summer vacation, they can't help but consider the cost of gasoline when determining their destinations.

Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham denied a motion to throw out potential evidence in the case of a 22-year-old Chickasaw man charged in connection with a deadly March 15 traffic accident ...

Coldwater pitcher Bill Geeslin helped the Cavaliers to a 1-0 win in eight innings over Van Wert in the District ACME Tournament championship game on Tuesday evening at Montgomery Field in Celina.

Officials at several local government bodies can breathe easier today, as audits released by Auditor of State Mary Taylor found no improperly spent money.

Tuesday July 8, 2008 Pirates eye St. Marys File photo Competitors in the pirate costume contest strut their stuff as judges rate them.

Coldwater's Briar Miller, 3, is unable to beat out the play at first base as Anna first baseman Alex Fogt stretches for the throw during the District ACME Tournament on Wednesday evening at Montgomery Field in ...

Call it fate or impulse - at 60, Diana Grile purchased her first motortrike. "I always liked motorcycles, but I probably wasn't on one since I was 24 or 25," says Grile, former deputy director of the Mercer ...

Marion Local's Tyler Thobe, right, slides safely into home plate for a run as Coldwater catcher Adam Rammel looks on during the Mercer County ACME sectional championship at St.

A Saturday car-pedestrian crash that killed a 10-year-old boy appears to be accidental, the sheriff said Monday.

The Big Ten asked all reporters to predict the top three finishers in the conference and pick an offensive and defensive player of the year.

A 10-year-old boy is in Children's Hospital in Dayton after a van struck him Saturday.

Celina's Hayden Heiby gets a handshake from coach Rob Howell after hitting a home run during Wednesday's ACME Sectional game against St.

Three people were injured in a Sunday afternoon crash on U.S. Route 127 in Marion Township.

A hog contractor in La Grange, Ind., that provides hogs to a number of contract hog growers in Mercer and Auglaize counties is closing its doors due to high corn prices and the stagnant hog market.

A longtime camper at Kozy Kampground near Montezuma remains in critical condition today at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton after reportedly being struck by lightning when storms packing gusty winds, rumbling ...

Coldwater's Keith Wenning didn't have much trouble with the St. Henry batting order on Friday evening at Veterans Field in Coldwater as the Cavaliers' righthander fired a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the ...

The former Gerlach Machine & Tool building in St. Henry may become home to a manufacturing company from another area, Mercer County Development Director Larry Stelzer says.

After a four-year absence, the Minster boys regained the title of district track champions in a tight 99.5-97 victory over New Bremen.