How do you give a chicken a bath?

Well, you can't just throw it in a Maytag washer and hang it on the line, that's for sure. Especially if you intend to have it judged at the fair. [More]

MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local school district, like other districts throughout the area, is taking a proactive approach when it comes to preventing the H1N1 flu as well as the usual seasonal flu.

ST. HENRY - School Treasurer Glenn Miller mixed good and bad news while discussing the district's financial status during a school board meeting Monday night.

Teachers at Celina City Schools are preparing to use new technology for the upcoming school year, according to Celina Education Association President Wally Ellinger.

MARIA STEIN - Board of education members learned Monday night that a small part of its energy savings project has apparently short circuited.

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Mercer County voters will decide in November whether an operating levy for the Mercer County District Library passes.

Last week in a special session, the library trustees board passed a resolution putting a five-year, 1/2 -mill levy on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Coldwater Police found more than they expected when responding to a reported domestic violence at 110 E. College St. early Friday morning.

Taken into custody on domestic violence charges were residents Adam C. Boeckman, 21, and Melissa L. Melendez, 26.

The Celina girls tennis team got the 2009 fall sports season started with a dominating performance, losing just one game in five matches to shut out Sidney 5-0 at the High School Tennis Courts. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina girls golf team lost a close match in their opening Western Buckeye League dual match of the season, falling to Bath 208-209 at Hawthorne Hills in Lima on Monday.

This Sands Hot and One Sharp Spur won their respective heats of the Grand Lake Trot during Monday's harness racing card at the Mercer County Fair.

In the first heat, This Sands Hot, with John Konesky III in the sulky, led from the start and finished the mile in 2:04.