After three decades of work as an operator at the Celina water treatment plant, Larry Derksen is happy to say the reputation of the city utilities has improved. [More]

An area man appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court Wednesday and admitted his involvement in what has been labeled a senior prank gone bad within a day of his graduation from Fort Recovery High School.

MINSTER - Plans to promote the school's upcoming recreation levy was the subject of the Minster Local Schools board of education's work session Wednesday night.

Mercer Health officials are finding that a newly-implemented survey program is helping them provide better care and service to their patients.

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ST. HENRY - Bob Jansen considers himself an oddball.

Growing up in St. Henry, a town with a history of stand-out athletes, he was anything but athletic, he says.

MARIA STEIN - The young Marion Local Flyer volleyball team weathered some growing pains Thursday night in their Midwest Athletic Conference opener, but the important thing is that they managed to do so victoriously.

Following a 10-day layoff after an opening game loss to Findlay, the Celina boy's soccer team opened up the Western Buckeye League portion of their schedule in grand fashion Thursday night as they shut out the Wapakoneta Redskins 6-0 at the Celina Soccer Stadium.

FORT RECOVERY - After two games with a number of unforced errors, Parkway and Fort Recovery got into the swing of things to make for an exciting five-game match as both teams opened Midwest Athletic Conference play at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday. [More]

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Celina remained perfect in Western Buckeye League girls tennis play with a 4-1 win at Van Wert on Thursday.