Kongsberg Automotive officials have given the union until Friday to sign a new contract or else 200 jobs will leave the 300-employee plant in Van Wert for Mexico beginning in June.

WAPAKONETA - Ahhh spring - flowers blooming, leaves and grass turning green, sneezing, nose dripping, eyes itching - allergies have returned.

Weather forecasters have been reporting high and very high pollen counts, some saying the average count this year is up more than 30 percent over last year.

Construction of the West Jefferson sanitary sewer system should begin in the next week or so as a result of approval of an Ohio EPA $1.15 million interest-free loan.

NEW BREMEN - An $8 million assisted living community and independent retirement village is planned to be built in New Bremen in the next year or two.

A Celina man remains incarcerated following a domestic altercation that allegedly resulted in the death of his unborn child.

Jamison D. Godfrey, 32, 5781 Monroe Road, was taken into custody shortly after 11 p.m. Sunday following an altercation with his girlfriend at the home they shared. [More]

A Minster man will spend 30 days in jail and three years on probation for striking a state highway patrol trooper with his car while reportedly driving intoxicated along Interstate 75 north of Dayton in January.

A 22-year-old Celina man is listed in fair condition at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where he was taken by CareFlight emergency helicopter following a one-car crash early Wednesday morning.

It has been over five years since Kevin Hoyng played in the defensive backfield in competitive action.

The former all-state quarterback at Coldwater and University of Dayton All-American will look to return to the position of safety for a chance to play in the National Football League. [More]