New director sought
GREENVILLE, OH (NWPR) – Currently, the Darke County Center for the Arts are accepting applications for the position of executive director. The organization is seeking a visionary individual to lead…
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Art skills being challenged
VAN WERT, OH (NWPR) – After several months away, Pat Rayman resumed art education classes at the Challenged Higher Drop‐In Center located in the northeast corridor of this city. “Even…
Heartbeat of a Community: Legacy of Murray Cohen
Once upon a time, in the quaint town of Delphos, Ohio, there lived a man named Murray Cohen. To the unsuspecting eye, he was an ordinary newspaper publisher, but beneath…
Annual Spring Show to Open: A Celebration of Heart and Creativity
LIMA, OH (NWPR) – Mark your calendars and prepare your hearts! The 73rd Annual Juried ArtSpace Spring Show is set to open its doors on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, and…
OHSAA announces Tournament Divisions
COLUMBUS, OH (NWPR) – The new divisional breakdowns for the upcoming fall sports of golf, girls tennis, soccer and girls volleyball can be accessed below: Golf https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Golf/Golf-2025 Girls Tennis https://www.ohsaa.org/Sports-Tournaments/Tennis-Girls/Girls-Tennis-2025…
Open call for artists
VAN WERT, OH (NWPR) – Entries are being accepted for the 70th Annual June Art Show by the Wassenberg Art Center. For your convenience, entry fee, $25 Member or $35…
USDA trade mission to expand agricultural exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a trade mission to Hong Kong from May 12-16, to enhance market access and expand U.S. agricultural exports. The delegation…
Shawn M Pettit
ASHLEY, IN (NWPR) – Shawn M Pettit, 42, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. She was born in Angola on July 27,…
Jack Leo Devitt
OTTOVILLE – Jack Leo Devitt, 91, passed away peacefully on April 24, 2025, at Blanchard Valley Hospital surrounded by family. Born on March 4, 1934, in Moore, IN, Jack was…
Jean Ann Doty
CAMDEN, OH (NWPR) – Jean Ann Doty, age 88, passed away on Friday, April 25, 2025 at Fort Hamilton Hospital, Hamilton, OH. She was born August 10, 1936 in Camden…
NWPR Newsroom Announcement…
We are excited to announce that after many years of content storage, we have successfully transitioned all materials to our offline cyber warehouse as part of significant technical upgrades to…
District Library staging first book sale
CELINA, OH (NWPR) – The Friends of the Mercer County District Library will be having the first book sale of 2025. On Friday, May 2, from 9:00-8:00 pm and Saturday,…
Celebrating Achievement: WSU set to honor Graduates
CELINA, OH (NWPR) – As the sun sets on the academic year, the Lake Campus of Wright State University gears up to celebrate its Class of 2025 with the 53rd…
Event to benefit youth programs
HICKSVILLE, OH (NWPR) – On Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, at the Defiance County Fairgrounds in Hicksville, the Defiance County Junior Fair Board is hosting…
The Treasure of Knowledge
MERCER COUNY, OH (NWPR) – Once upon a time in the heart of Mercer County, Ohio, there was a quaint little bank known as First Financial Bank. It was more…
Appointed Head Boys Basketball Coach
PORTLAND, IN (NWPR) – In an exciting new chapter for Jay County High School, Tyler Rigby has been officially named the Head Boys Basketball Coach, succeeding interim coach Brogan Gary,…
Tea and Fashion to adorn Museum
PAULDING, OH (NWPR) – A celebration of daughters, granddaughters, sisters, mothers and other special women in your life during this Mother’s Day year, opens on Saturday, May 11, 2025, from…
My ‘pie in the sky’ is special
When I was little, I always requested cherry pie instead of cake and ice cream on my birthday. Somehow, it just tasted better and settled better on my stomach than…