Celina Planning Commission members authorized a site plan Thursday that will pave the way for a private warehouse in the city's Grand Lake Industrial Park. [More]

Celina city Auditor Emily Stewart is urging city officials to consider hiring a money management firm to draw better returns on city investments.

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The Marion Local school district has been chosen one of 12 districts in the state to secure the services of a visiting Chinese teacher for next school year.

A former Montezuma man was sentenced this week in Mercer and Auglaize county courts to a total of 21 years in prison for raping and sexually abusing a young girl. [More]

Although the county owns the fairgrounds land, commissioners have no authority over whether the Mercer County Fair Board sells beer at the fair, Commissioner Jerry Laffin said Thursday.

"Have trumpet will travel" aptly describes Adam Liette's current assignment with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division.

The shiny instrument with

Mercer Health board of governors got a closer look at plans for the proposed $3.4 million expansion and renovation project at the Coldwater hospital that officials hope to get underway this fall.

Mercer County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) this week signed a new five-year contract with Petermann Transportation, Cincinnati, for local bus service for the agency's clients.

The annexation of 7.04 acres to the village of St. Henry was approved by Mercer County Commissioners without ceremony Thursday.

The petition for an

ST. HENRY - For most parents, the mention of game-based computer software may conjure images of children wasting their time slapping pinballs or racing through a maze.

The director of Ohio's Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) got a close-up look at Auglaize County services on Thursday and liked what he saw.

The Rev. Paul Baglien is impressed with the outgoing congregation he'll soon lead at St. John Lutheran Church in Celina.

"I'm excited about being a part of such a vibrant church as St. John," said Baglien, who will officially begin his duties at the purple door church on June 24.

HUBER HEIGHTS - For the sake of Craig Griesdorn's health, New Bremen might be requesting a change of venue for future regional tournament games.

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BUCYRUS - A quick start on offense has been a big boost for the St. Marys softball team all postseason and on Thursday in the Division II regional semifinal against Sandusky Perkins, it was no different. [More]

HUBER HEIGHTS - After winning several games in the postseason where a defensive stop helped produce an offensive outburst, the Minster Wildcats saw things from the other side on Thursday.