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Metal thefts in the area continue to escalate right along with the price of copper, aluminum, brass, steel and tin.
Area law enforcement agencies have investigated a rash of thefts in recent months, ranging from plastic-coated copper wiring to aluminum downspouts to a 30-foot flagpole.
COLUMBUS - Ohio gubernatorial candidates Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell and U.S. Congressman Ted Strickland both admit public school funding in Ohio is dysfunctional and just isn't working anymore.
A Mercer County Jail inmate has been returned to a Toledo mental health facility after another unsuccessful suicide attempt and several scuffles with authorities.
A Celina-area man was arrested Friday night after he allegedly fired a handgun during an altercation at the home of his son.
Jerry Stanfill, 51, 6740 Wabash Road, faces charges of domestic violence and aggravated menacing. He remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail on a $350,000 bond.
