Minster native Randy Stueve never considered swimming, bicycling or running his forte. Football - Minster Wildcat football to be precise - was the only sport that mattered when he was in high school. [More]

St. Marys City Schools Superintendent Ken Baker has announced his intention to retire from the local school system at the end of July. He has accepted the position of executive associate director of the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators (OSSA), based in Columbus.

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school district officials say they plan to save tax dollars and increase efficiency but not at the expense of providing a quality education to students.

COLDWATER - The nearly half dozen repairs made recently to an aged storm tile has put an end to village officials patience for fixing it again.

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Parkway Local School will issue diplomas to 90 seniors at 1:30 p.m. Sunday during commencement ceremonies in the high school gymnasium.

Named valedictorian of the 2007-2008 class is Tim Schlemmer, son of Tim and Stephanie Schlemmer, 15212 Glenmore Road, Ohio City.

A Celina city proposal to swap some city land for private land near Pullman Bay Park in order to relocate the park entrance is still in limbo.

The proposal - consisting of two ordinances - remained tabled during the regular council meeting on Monday night.

ST. MARYS - Council passed first reading on a trio of ordinances that will amend the compensation and change classification of city jobs.

The propo

Cold wet weather is delaying planting in Mercer County and statewide, but it doesn't appear to be a problem yet, local agriculture officials say.

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ELIDA - Coldwater had momentum on its side when it finally tied the game against Columbus Grove at 6-all in the bottom of the sixth.

With the bases loaded and just one out, the Cavaliers were just one long fly ball away from taking the first lead of the game. [More]

LIMA - It has been 14 innings and the Wapakoneta softball team has yet to solve Celina pitching ace Laura Homan.

The hard-throwing Homan tossed her second straight shutout against Wapakoneta this season to help lead Celina to a 2-0 win in Division II sectional action at Bath High School on Monday.

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St. Marys captured one championship match as the Western Buckeye League boy's tennis tournament concluded at the Collett Street Courts in Lima on Monday.