Various Mercer County officials submitted their hoped-for 2008 budgets to county commissioners during recent weekday meetings. Only two departments have asked for less money than last year.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has approved a plan to use geotextile tubes filled with dredge material from Grand Lake to protect its shoreline at Windy Point.

There are well over a million pages of information in the genealogy room at the Mercer County Public Library in Celina that could provide just one li [More]

A 21-year-old Spencerville man faces life in prison on charges he gunned down and killed a Lima man in the backseat of a truck on Nov. 2 in Auglaize County.

NEW BREMEN - Superintendent Ann Harvey was selected as one of the many educational leaders and experts who spoke at the annual Ohio School Boards Association Capital Conference in Columbus this month.

NEW BREMEN - Changes to New Bremen Local Schools are being made at an unprecedented level, says Superintendent Ann Harvey.

Harvey recently talked to the newspaper about her first year as superintendent at the school.

ST. HENRY - Some village officials will receive a raise for 2008 if a compensation ordinance is passed at the council meeting on Dec. 26.

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Six Celina area churches are pooling resources to present a first-ever live nativity performance at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina from 6-9 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9.

A strong defensive effort helped Celina start Western Buckeye League play with a win as the Green and White defeated Defiance, 46-33, at the Fieldhouse on Thursday night.

COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers used a stingy defense and just enough offense down the stretch to defeat the Parkway Panthers 34-32 Thursday night in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams at The Palace. [More]

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A strong first half opened up a lead for Versailles that Fort Recovery could never recover from during their Midwest Athletic Conference contest on Thursday night.