Celina Police Chief Dave Slusser sat in the lobby of the city building surrounded by stacks of boxes containing handwritten logs, parking meter citations and other relics from the past. [More]

Celina city officials still are interested in possibly buying the former bank building at 126 W. Market St.

City Council members plan to discuss a

Mercer County Commissioners delayed a decision Thursday on a proposed master contract aimed at saving the county money on the telephone and communication services in county offices.

The sentencing of a Coldwater woman, who pleaded no contest to biting off a portion of a local man's tongue, has been rescheduled to May 2 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

Celina police have arrested a 16-year-old they believe is responsible for vandalizing several buildings in downtown during the last couple weeks.

The name of the youth was not released because he is a juvenile.

Former Marion Township Trustee John Bruns was appointed interim county commissioner Thursday by the vote of both current Mercer County Commissioners.

The interim appointment will be effective April 1.

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Jimmy Steschulte allowed one hit and got plenty of offense as Minster improved to 3-0 with a 18-4 decision in five innings at Anna on Friday. The Rockets fall to 0-2 with one suspended game.

It's safe to stay that Celina junior John Bonvillian feels right at home at Eastview's upgraded ballpark.

Bonvillian hit a pair of home runs, including the game-winner, in leading Celina to its first win of the season, 7-6, in the Bulldogs' home opener at Montgomery Field on Friday night. [More]

It took a little bit for the Celina bats to get rolling against Coldwater, but once they did, they didn't stop.

After getting just three hits over the first three innings, the Bulldogs erupted for six runs on seven hits in the fourth inning.