Grand Lake area residents weighed in with a number of concerns about a proposed ethanol plant during an Ohio EPA public hearing Thursday in Celina. [More]

Another day of high heat and humidity has many area schools taking precautions for the health of their students and staff.

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As long as Celina city officials are working toward a solution, the Ohio EPA will not start enforcement action and fines against the city for missing a Dec. 31 deadline to have its drinking water problem fixed.

Thursday's Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance joint board meeting was a mixture of good and bad news.

The bad news is the watershed group learned it likely has been turned down for a $900,000 U.S. EPA grant to help improve local water quality.

A fiber-optic loop will be built around the city to help city officials better manage the city's electric substations and 14 sewer lift stations.

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MINSTER - How much is the safety of a child worth?

The question posed by a parent at a Minster Local Schools board of education meeting earlier this week has been answered through minor changes to an existing bus route.

ST. HENRY - Many local businesses are in immediate need of engineers and hope that an engineering curriculum available at three local high schools will help prepare future candidates, according to Superintendent Rod Moorman.

MARIA STEIN - Strands of Mother Teresa's hair are visible in the tiny relic gently placed into its new home by Sister Regina Albers at the Shrine of the Holy Relics.

Celina finally got its boys soccer season underway on Thursday, scoring five times in a span of just over 23 minutes en route to a 7-1 win over Crestview at Celina Soccer Stadium. It was the season opening match for the Knights as well.

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The Celina boys golf team picked up its first Western Buckeye League win of the season, beating Wapakoneta, 166-169, at the Wapakoneta Country Club on Thursday. Celina improves to 1-1 in league dual matches. [More]