Local weather forecaster Dennis Howick reported the lack of rain this July is now below the amount recorded in July 1988, which was considered the area's worst drought year. [More]

NEW BREMEN - Lucy Meyer didn't come to the local coffee shop just to down java.

At 91, she hoped to out-play the competition who gathered for the second annual Scrabble tournament on Saturday morning.

Development of a new storm sewer utility in the city of Celina is bogged down in details about fairness and equity of the proposed monthly fees to be charged to property owners.

Four people were injured when one vehicle rear-ended another on U.S. 33 near the intersection of state Route 197. The mishap occurred at 4:43 p.m. Saturday, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.

COLDWATER - The ACME District 4 championship game featured a pitcher's duel between Coldwater and New Bremen, and as it turned out, both teams had just one bad inning. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Grand Lake kept up its hot streak, getting a sweep of Stark County on Saturday afternoon to go to 15-11 on the season and extend its winning streak to six games.