MONTEZUMA - Mayor Steve Fortman said he will ask an engineering firm to provide an update on a town drainage project at next month's village council meeting.

CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced construction is expected to begin this week on a 3-mile section of St. Anthony Road from Burkettsville St. Henry Road to Erastus Durbin Road in Washington and Butler townships.

Two and a half months after his high school career ended in the district semifinals at Elida, Correy Nelson has his new team.

Nelson signed a national letter of intent to play for Findlay on Wednesday after a distinguished career as the keeper at St. Marys.

Two battles between Marion Local and Minster highlight the weekend basketball slate.

For the second straight week, the Wildcats will try to fend of

CELINA - A local attorney will soon be working on the other side of the court bench after donning a black judicial robe for the first time on Tuesday afternoon.

MINSTER - Nearly a year after two local mothers first floated the idea of giving the Paris Street Park a complete makeover, village councilors have given their blessing to a fundraising effort to generate half of the estimated $600,000 needed to complete the project.

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members approved 2.5% raises for the department's staff Tuesday, an increase that had been approved earlier by the county commissioners.

ROCKFORD - The village radio station will reportedly launch new programs, including an on-air show, and a yearly scholarship open to any Parkway Local Schools student.

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The Bulldogs got off to a fast start, but couldn't keep the momentum going in the final three quarters as they took a 48-32 loss to Shawnee at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday night.

FORT RECOVERY -Village council members on Monday night authorized an application for a $1 million Ohio Department of Transportation grant to help fund a proposed Butler Street reconstruction project.

CELINA - The city's water treatment plant is undergoing significant upgrades aimed at enhancing its efficiency and positioning it to meet any new water quality standards that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency may hand down in the foreseeable future.

ST. HENRY - For a moment, the St. Henry girls basketball team had all the momentum.

A 9-2 run late in the first quarter gave the Redskins their fir

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Coldwater traveled to Beaver-Vu Lanes in Beavercreek for the The Baker Bash.

The Cavalier boys qualified sixth in

COLDWATER - The first eight minutes were all that the St. Marys boys basketball team needed to build an unbeatable lead.

The Roughriders started t

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Coldwater hosted its 19th annual Bob Sielski Memorial Wrestling Duals Invitational at the Palace on Saturday, bringing in five other teams from Northwest and Southwest Ohio to compete in a five-round dual match competition.