Council members unanimously, but reluctantly, approved increasing Celina's water rates by 8 percent and its waste water rates by 2 percent on Monday.

Some councilors explained their votes on the emergency measure saying they felt they had no other choice.

WAPAKONETA - The St. Marys teen who allegedly left a bomb at a gasoline station in St. Marys was arraigned in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court on Monday morning. [More]

ST. MARYS - Both the expanse and the expense of the city's project to get utilities to the new school have increased.

"The project got bigger when

MARIA STEIN - Classified employees in the Marion Local School District have followed the lead of teachers and administrators in requesting no wage increases as state legislators continue to wrangle over the state budget.

Celina's Eastview Park beach will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to the remote control boat races.

The Celina Summer Challenge XIX - presented by Driftwood Model Boat Club, Fort Wayne, Ind. - will be held June 13-14 at the park.

ROCKFORD - Marion Local took advantage of four Parkway errors and Jarren Griesdorn threw a three-hitter leading the Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field in Rockford. [More]

For the second time in three weeks, Lake Elsinore pitcher Cory Luebke earned the Class A California League Pitcher of the Week with a dominating performance.