Enforcing Ohio's indoor smoking ban has been a nightmare for the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department and officials say they've had enough. [More]

NEW BREMEN - School officials will not pursue a renovation or construction project in 2009, as board of education members on Wednesday night agreed to defer any offer of state funding this year. [More]

WAPAKONETA - Settling the eight-year lawsuit over who will pay the bill at the now-closed municipal landfill is counted by county commissioners as a milestone event for 2007 even though they lost.

A Celina man was led from Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday morning screaming at an unidentified woman present for his sentencing on two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor.

Mercer County health officials tabled a proposal that could help local commercial plumbers obtain permits and inspections more efficiently.

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Last year, getting to the Division III state semifinals was considered an exciting achievement for the Versailles girls basketball team.

Now, they want to win.

When Versailles coach Jacki Stonebraker went looking for information on South Euclid Regina in preparation for Friday's state semifinal game, she went to a source with local ties.

Before they meet as adversaries on the basketball court of the Schottenstein Center on Friday, Versailles' Justine Raterman and Regina's Shay Selby may catch up for lost time before the game.