Firefighter returns from relief effort
PIQUA — An area firefighter returned this week after helping in the relief effort in Texas during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey as part...
Fundraiser needs male ‘dancer’
CELINA — Due to an unforeseen circumstance, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer, Auglaize and Van Wert Counties is in need of a male...
Red Cross seeks disaster volunteers
TROY — The Northern Miami Valley Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross is offering a Zero to Hero, fast-track training course for new...
Car show supports hospice
RUSSIA — Cruizer’s Bar and Grill in Russia hosted its seventh annual car show in August to benefit Hospice of Miami County.Susan Hemm, marketing...
Troopers find drugs on interstate
SIDNEY — A traffic stop near State Route 47 on Interstate 75 on Sept. 1, 2017 resulted in Ohio State Patrol troopers seizing 210...
Local residents charged for vacuum cleaner theft
PIQUA — Two Shelby county residents were arrested and charged for the theft of two vacuum cleaners from Walmart on Aug. 28.The initial report...
Maurer case results in mistrial
SIDNEY — A verdict of a hung jury in a rape case against Aaron Maurer, 27, of Botkins, was read during a hearing, Thursday,...
Hung jury: No decision in Maurer case
SIDNEY – A 12-person jury was not able to reach a decision in a rape case concerning a Botkins man in the Shelby County...
Flowers bring sunshine to many lives
PIQUA — The children and the staff at the Miami County YMCA Alexander/Davis Childcare Center recently grew sunflowers from seeds, then transplanted the plants...