MARIA STEIN —The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office sent out a warning to avoid state Route 119 near St. Johns Road in Maria Stein due to a structure fire just before 3 p.m. Thursday. Photos sent to The ...

The Chickasaw Fire Department said no one was injured in the fire that burned down the roof and steeple of Maria Stein’s St. John the Baptist Church on Thursday afternoon. Photo courtesy of Maria ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Firefighters from nearly 20 departments spent Thursday evening battling a fire that engulfed a church in Mercer County. WDTN Photo/Evan Bales Joe Hartings, fire chief of ...

A massive fire at a historic church in Maria Stein, Ohio, caused a steeple and roof to collapse Thursday evening.The fire broke out at St. John the Baptist Church in Mercer County, Ohio.Crews were ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – It’s been nearly 2 months since a devastating fire destroyed the majority of a historic church and pillar of the community in Maria Stein. The community is looking to honor first ...