ST. MARYS - The city school district will be on the ballot Nov. 6 with a 6.9-mill bond levy that is designed to fund the community portion of new and renovated school facilities.

NEW BREMEN - The recent painting of Morrison Bridge, the oldest bowstring girder bridge in the state, has one local resident seeing red in more ways than one. [More]

Celina city officials have taken another step toward a joint venture in a huge power plant along the Ohio River that would provide a large share of the city's daily energy needs.

A Celina man faces felony charges after he allegedly vandalized two locations, including Celina High School, early Sunday morning.

Joseph Gardner, 18, 751 Deford St., Lot 21, has been charged with breaking and entering, a fifth-degree felony, and two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief. [More]

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County health officials are asking new home builders to contact them months prior to beginning construction in order to receive home sewage system permits.

FORT RECOVERY - A new standards-based grade card will be introduced in grades K-2 for the upcoming school year, replacing traditional letter grades, according to elementary Principal Shelly Vaughn. [More]

ROCKFORD - Parkway school district residents responding to an online survey indicated they were in favor, by a 2-1 margin, of having the school board adopt a policy for naming school buildings.

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County health officials are delighted as the number of nursing mothers continues to rise.

August is Breast-feeding Awareness

COLDWATER - Members of the board of education celebrated their students' high ACT scores last night as they learned the scores are far above the state and national averages.

NEW BREMEN - Engineering studies will commence on five future projects as a result of action taken Tuesday night by New Bremen village councilors.

WAPAKONETA - A Celina man was sentenced to five years community controls sanctions (probation) for breaking into the home of his ex-girlfriend and assaulting a man in January.

NEW BREMEN - The Auglaize County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities recently received their accreditation from the state for services provided to local people with disabilities.

Extensive renovations have recently been completed at Celina's Pizza Hut, as the restaurant has been updated with new carpet, booth seating, interior paint and paneling.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina's Paul VanDeventer edged out Coldwater's Kurt Riethman, but the Cavaliers came up with consistent rounds in capturing the Mercer County Invitational on Tuesday at The Fox's Den.