Celina city administration will apply for more than $1 million in federal grants for projects to replace traffic signals on Main Street and rebuild sections of Market and Walnut streets.

MINSTER - The search for a new police chief has hit another snag with one of the leading candidates submitting his resignation to Mayor Dennis Kitzmiller. [More]

Kent Bryan, who now works for the city of Celina as a part-time consultant, soon will be a full-time employee. City council members approved the necessary ordinance to create a new position for him this week.

Thirty-one students filed into the music room Wednesday morning at West Elementary School in Celina, put on wild sunglasses and kept their mouths wide open. But the noise in the room was not singing. Rather it was the whirl of a teeth-cleaning tool, and now and then a giggle or snort.

COLDWATER - Mercer Health board of governors on Wednesday approved a three-year contract with nurses and other licensed personnel, which will provide an average 3.6 percent in raises in the first year.

Seven of the 20 people indicted on multiple drug charges in November have been sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. Five of the men face prison sentences while the other two received community control sanctions. [More]

St. Henry village council may purchase nearly all of the St. Henry Business Park from Lester and Dolores Hartings for $318,498.

Mayor Jeff Mescher

ST. MARYS - A bandit attacked the county sheriff at a lunch meeting on Wednesday, while a bunch of people stood around amazed. Of course they couldn't have stopped the attack because the bandit only understands Czechoslovakian.

COLDWATER - Mercer Health board of governors on Wednesday approved an operating budget of $41.2 million in net revenue and $39.8 million in expenses for fiscal year 2008-2009.

A 31-year-old Celina woman, imprisoned since early August in connection with the drug-related death of an Allen County man, has been granted judicial release.

In deciding The Daily Standard's Girls Basketball Player of the Year, it was an easy decision.

Picking the girls' Coach of the Year shaped up to be a little more interesting. [More]

NEW BREMEN - With the success of its athletic programs over the last few years, New Bremen Schools are looking to building an all-purpose center to ease cramped practice facilities in the high school.

Coldwater's Wes Stienecker and Wapakoneta's Courtney Bellamy earned the top honors as the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference handed out awards at Romer's in Celina on March 16. Professional bowlers Brian Himmler, Brian Kretzler, Mike Wolf, Steve Harman and Todd Book were guests for the event.