COLDWATER - How could soaking chicken bones in vinegar teach children about the importance of calcium in their diet?
During the last four weeks, students at Coldwater Elementary School saw firsthand that bones left in vinegar and deprived of calcium became soft and breakable - just as theirs would if they do not eat the right foods. [More]
Sales tax collections are off about 1 percent for 2006, although Mercer County remains on course to meet original projections.
The county has collected $3.029 million through 10 months. That figure is off less than 1 percent from estimates for the year; five months this year have generated more taxes than the same month last year and five months have yielded lower collections. [More]
FINDLAY - After playing them earlier in the season, the Celina girls soccer team knew who from Elida they had to contain in order to advance in the Division I sectional.
The problem was, they knew who, but couldn't figure out how.
Kelly Warris, whose two goals gave Celina its only league loss this season, scored both goals for Elida to eliminate Celina from tournament play with a 2-0 loss at Graham Soccer Stadium in Findlay on Monday. [More]
A Celina-area man faces eight felony charges stemming from his unsuccessful attempt to outrun authorities Oct. 8 and the subsequent ramming of two police cruisers.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools board of education reviewed the district's five-year financial forecast with Treasurer Laura Klosterman warning the document remains a work in progress.
Van Wert Police are investigating reports of an alleged abduction this morning at Franklin Elementary School.
Students reported a young girl, possibly a second-grader, screaming for help shortly before 7:30 a.m. near the school located at the corner of Harrison and Frothingham streets.
COLDWATER - The village's 2007 pay schedule gives 3 percent wage increases to salaried employees, with hourly employees receiving a 50-cent per hour raise.
ST. HENRY - Village council unanimously accepted the preliminary plot of a subdivision that will be the final area of development in the southeast corner of St. Henry.
Wapakonets - St. Marys resident Doug Spencer, the Republican candidate for Auglaize County commissioner, said local officials need to keep the pressure on state and federal legislators about water quality issues plaguing Grand Lake.
ST. MARYS - New legislation being considered by city council focuses on safety requirements for dumpsters and the in-town parking of trucks and trailers.
