CELINA - Recently graduated from St. Henry High School and bound for the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, Kylee Albers is wrapping up her 13-year 4-H career on a high note after being named Mercer County Jr. Fair Queen at the 174th Mercer County Fair.

NEW KNOXVILLE - Longtime Auglaize County Airport Authority member Gene Will resigned from the authority Aug. 1, citing medical issues. Will had serve

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St. Marys picked up its first Western Buckeye League boys golf win with a 160-173 win over Bath on Friday at Hidden Creek Golf Club.

ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board members approved rescinding the resignation of the district's longtime former treasurer during the regular board of education meeting Wednesday, a move the ex-employee said she was unaware of until hearing about it from The Daily Standard.

CELINA - Curious kiddos flocked to the Commercial Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds to take a break from the festivities of the first day of the Mercer County Fair by playing with Lego blocks.

CELINA - Several people were indicted in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court this week on charges related to fleeing and eluding, drugs, witness intimidation and theft.

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Cooper LaGuire and Jonah Dilbone came away with matching 37s to lead St. Henry to a 155-157 win over Versailles in Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf action at the Mercer County Elks.

Good day everyone. I hope everyone is staying dry.

Our weather system has been a little angry as of late and posing challenges to our community. Even though the weather is causing havoc, there are some positives to take away from it.

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AJ Johnson won two close games to capture the PBA Central Region Dave and Diane Kill Open on Thursday at the Delphos Recreation Center, the second stop on the Western Ohio swing that started last weekend in Minster.

CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members this week learned from an agency official that the county's outbreak of cyclosporiasis is winding down.

CELINA - The National Weather Service issued a flood watch and warning for Mercer and Auglaize counties Wednesday amid severe storms that raked much of the Midwest and unleashed high winds, heavy rains and flash flooding across southern Ohio.

NEW KNOXVILLE - Village council members in New Knoxville on Wednesday approved an emergency ordinance authorizing village administrator Larry Kellermeyer to enter into a $141,131.37 contract with Hohenbrink Excavating LLC for the St. Marys Street Improvement Project.

MINSTER - The Minster Oktoberfest Button Haus Wednesday announced that Liz Boeckman has been selected as the winner of this year's official Minster O

ST. MARYS - Grand Lake Health System held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for its new Pediatric Sensory Garden, a thoughtfully designed outdoor space created to support healing, learning and play for children receiving rehabilitation services.

  Aug. 9-14 [1958] will mark the 106th offering of the Mercer County Fair, for the pleasure of our citizens.

Actually it provides much more than pleasure, for that is a byproduct of each of the varied interests and projects that are presented by the Mercer County Fair Board.

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Nineteen teams braved the elements to compete at the Woodmore Girls Golf Invitational on Wednesday at Sycamore Springs in Arlington.