A Sidney woman miraculously escaped drowning in her car when it traveled off state Route 29 near New Knoxville and submerged in 15 feet of floodwaters before dawn Thursday morning. [More]

Celina city officials this week signed off on a conservation easement with the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District covering the city's recent purchase of ground along Coldwater Creek.

And ... they're off!

A cherry red race car speeds down a sprawling track as a flash of bright yellow rolls past.

"Ross," as the banana-colored car is christened, wins the heat and later is declared the overall champion in practice rounds at Tri Star Career Compact CAD class in Celina.

COLDWATER - Students in both the elementary and high school are not receiving enough physical education, according to department head Deb Smith.

The department also needs another instructor to replace Gabby Wilker, who retired a few years ago, Smith told board members meeting this week.

COLDWATER - Health teacher Deb Smith said that in her experience, students are being exposed to drugs at increasingly younger ages.

Smith talked to board members earlier this week, saying students are opening up to teachers about their experiences.

Mercer County commissioners renewed the county's contract with Ohio Recycling of Chickasaw this week and increased its annual funding for services by 1.7 percent.

A Celina man who duped his friends out of thousands of dollars is headed to prison following an appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

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COLUMBUS - It doesn't matter if a team shoots the ball extremely well, as long as you control the boards.

That was the mantra that Delphos St. John's carried with them on Thursday against Albany Alexander in the second of the two Division III state semifinal contests.

COLUMBUS - Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker had a smile on her face during pregame warmups and halftime. She was still smiling after the Tigers' Division III state semifinal against Cleveland Central Catholic. [More]

COLUMBUS - It was a daunting task for Versailles.

More to the point, it was Justine Raterman's daunting task.

The key for Versailles' game plan was to stop Cleveland Central Catholic's 6-4 powerhouse Jantel Lavender, the 2007 Ms. Basketball.