The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is aiding officials in five counties who are investigating 16 cases of E. coli that might be linked to cases in Michigan. [More]

ST. MARYS - Mendon native Bob Maurer is clerk/treasurer for libraries in St. Marys and Rockford. But don't be fooled, because under that button-down shirt and tie beats the heart of a longtime hotdog biker.

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members Thursday agreed to apply for a 3-year, $105,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to continue funding the position of Laura Walker, coordinator of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance.

Sentencing is set July 16 in the case of a 52-year-old Celina man charged with sex offenses involving a mentally challenged woman.

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NEW BREMEN - Colorful banners decorate the exterior of St. Paul United Church of Christ proclaiming its 175th anniversary - a milestone shared with the community where founders put down roots and built places to worship. [More]

The Grand Lake Mariners followed their best performance of the season with their worst.

Cincinnati pounded Grand Lake pitching for 13 hits en route to a 13-0 thrashing of the Mariners on Thursday at Jim Hoess Field.

There were four local baseball players that received all-Ohio recognition after the spring season.

Coldwater, which advanced to the state final four in Division III, had two of the all-state players.