ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday bandied about the possibility of placing a new permanent improvement levy on the March primary ballot to pay for new athletic facilities and a land purchase. [More]

ROCKFORD - Who says $1 doesn't go far anymore?

A deed transferring the 15-acre property of the former Mendon-Union School to the village of Mendon for $1 was signed at the Parkway school board meeting Tuesday night.

ST. ANTHONY - There is a gathering of angels in this western Mercer County hamlet where a special happening is about to begin. The small town's annual Christmas show starts this week, and once again, for the ninth year in a row, it is sold out before the curtain even goes up. [More]

WAPAKONETA - A lack of shower facilities and time to lather up contributes to the spread of illnesses such as antibiotic resistant infections among local students, local health officials say.

A 59-year-old Darke County woman remains missing after a witness reported seeing her on a bridge east of Greenville on Tuesday morning.

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ROCKFORD - The village swimming pool will most likely be shut down next summer as council members searched for ways to slash some costs out of the 2008 budget on Tuesday evening.

NEW BREMEN - Water and sewer rates will be going up in January as a result of action taken by New Bremen village councilors Tuesday night.

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NEW BREMEN - More parking spaces are needed at the new Crown Equipment Corporation office building currently under construction at the corner of West Monroe and North Main streets. The company is seeking to rezone some of its adjacent property to make that possible.

COLDWATER - A new fitness center will offer local residents a wide range of exercising options, including free weights, circuit machines, treadmills and aerobics classes.

The Ottawa-Glandorf Titans rumbled through the Western Buckeye League volleyball slate undefeated on the way to the league crown and grabbed the WBLs two biggest honors as well.