Celina workers on Tuesday began cutting down six more trees that are obstructing power lines at Eastview Park.

Once removed, the city will have taken down around 20 trees this year at Eastview Park, Celina Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel said this morning.

Tobacco users are paying much more for their vice as a new federal tax on all tobacco products went into effect today.

The federal tax for Class A cigarettes is now $1.01 per pack, up from 39 cents. The tax on a carton went from $3.90 to $10.66.

MINSTER - The president of the Minster Local Schools board of education faces numerous criminal charges including operating a vehicle under the influence and fleeing and eluding authorities following a March 18 traffic stop near his home. [More]

The state is taking written comments on the expansion of a Fort Recovery layer hen operation from 659,999 chickens to 1.2 million chickens.

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The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has gotten the green light from commissioners to apply for nearly $500,000 in stimulus money to pay for five new corrections officers. [More]

About 20 individuals from counties in the Wabash River Watershed in Ohio and Indiana met in Celina on Tuesday to discuss how to decrease hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.

Beginning this year, Mercer County will pay 3 percent more to incarcerate unruly juveniles at a Troy detention facility.

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A 41-year-old Coldwater man has been indicted on four counts of rape alleging he engaged in sexual conduct with a girl under the age of 13.

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MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyer baseball team evened their record at 1-1, rallying late on a Ben Smith two-run home run to defeat the Celina Bulldogs, 8-7, in a wild non-league matchup on Tuesday. [More]

ST. MARYS - Bailey Smith was intentionally walked in the third inning of Tuesday's game by Parkway to prevent her from doing damage.

Turned out, it was only delaying the inevitable.

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Michelle Stout struck out 11 Fairlawn batters to earn the area's first perfect game of the season as the Redskins grounded the Jets 20-0 in five innings at the Wally Post Athletic Complex to go to 2-0 on the season.

Local residents will be able to down a burger and brew or enjoy ice cream while feeling the breeze off Grand Lake when a restaurant reopens May 1.

The former Carter Villa Restaurant will open as the new Breakers restaurant at 725 West Bank Road.

Approximately 25 to 30 people attended the recent Public Financial Seminar to learn about ways to obtain loans for the start-up or expansion of a small business, said Larry Stelzer, Mercer County economic development director.