WAPAKONETA - The smoke-free workplace law is causing financial and manpower woes for health departments trying to enforce it.
Recent amendments to the law will require county health departments to notarize punitive letters they send to violators and the inspection forms officials use. Fortunately, the Auglaize County Health Department has a notary public on site and neighboring Mercer County can borrow one from the commissioners' office. [More]
COLDWATER - High school students with reading disabilities are getting additional help this year with the school's recently purchased MP3 players, according to resource specialist Marge Hoops.
During the regular meeting on Tuesday evening, Hoops notified board members the school has purchased eight MP3 players - at a cost of around $50 apiece - which are being utilized in English classes. [More]
ROCKFORD - A policy that would allow Parkway Local school buildings to be given names was narrowly approved by the board at Tuesday's Parkway Local Schools board of education meeting.
Casting dissenting votes were board members Betty DuBry and Kim Brandt. Bob Ransbottom and Terry Shaffer were in favor of the policy and after a lengthy time, board President Dana Smith finally gave the deciding yes vote. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Even after a small break, Marion Local volleyball coach Amy Steininger had to compose herself.
Her Flyers trailed 12-6 in the fifth and deciding game against Anna before posting what she said was one of the best comebacks she had ever seen. [More]
Water samples taken Monday at two state swimming beaches on Grand Lake showed that E. coli bacteria levels are back below acceptable levels, park manager Craig Morton said Tuesday.
The bridge on U.S. 127 over Beaver Creek on the south edge of Celina will get a new deck next year, but some city officials expressed disappointment this week that the bridge won't see further improvements.
Park would be located north of the intersection of state Routes 274 and 66
NEW BREMEN - Another park along the Miami and Erie Canal is in the works according to reports presented when New Bremen village councilors met Tuesday night.
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors welcomed a frequent guest Tuesday night and approved rezoning requests for designated lots in the Walnut Street subdivision.
WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Board was happy to hear that the department received a good grade on is recent state audit.
The audit, completed in July, revealed no findings of error or citations, county health Commissioner Charlotte Parsons told board members, who met on Tuesday.
Celina took a big step in making a play toward a Western Buckeye League girls tennis title, beating Elida 4-1 in Elida to knock the host Bulldogs out of the ranks of league unbeatens.
The Versailles volleyball team played its most competitive match of the early season on Tuesday evening at Celina, but the Tigers still emerged a three-game winner over the Bulldogs at the Intermediate Building.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys boy's soccer team scored twice in the final five minutes to salvage a wild 4-4 tie with the Defiance Bulldogs in Western Buckeye League play Tuesday afternoon at West Elementary Field.
