Celina city officials are now considering an anaerobic digester that turns methane gas from livestock manure into electricity as part of a proposed Celina renewable energy center, said Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan on Monday.

Kent Bryan, the city of Celina's planning and community development director, said there is much misinformation and misunderstanding about the algae toxin in Grand Lake. [More]

The city of Celina is delaying locking in its aggregated natural gas rate for the coming year in an effort to take advantage of what some expect may be the lowest heating fuel price in years.

A group of downtown Celina property owners urged Celina City Council members on Monday night to establish a new parking lot.

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The number of motorcycle crashes and fatalities continues to rise locally and statewide. Officials believe the sluggish economy may be to blame.

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MARIA STEIN - Dot Garman, technology coordinator at Marion Local High School, is one of 100 educators from across the nation to receive an Unsung Heroes grant from ING, a global financial services company. The recipients were selected from a record number of more than 2,000 applications.

ST. HENRY - The $330,000 highway enhancement project along state Route 118 in the village is complete.

That news and other project updates were discussed by village councilors during a meeting Monday night at the village hall.

MARIA STEIN - What do students taking Mandarin Chinese at Marion Local High School and in the Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights have in common?

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COLDWATER - Garage sales are nice, but they need governed, say village officials.

Councilors heard first reading Monday evening on a new ordinance that annually will limit the number of garage/yard sales per address in the village, as well the length of the sale. [More]

ST. MARYS - Council members passed resolutions honoring service to the community as well as welcoming newly installed fire department personnel.

At Monday's city council meeting, Joey Weaver was installed as the city's new fire chief by Mayor Greg Freewalt.

Celina City Council members had to appropriate nearly $10,000 from the park/recreation fund to the pool payroll fund to cover a shortfall.

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ST. MARYS - A year after getting their first-ever win over Celina, the St. Marys girls soccer team looked to make it a winning streak as the teams met in Western Buckeye League play on Monday.

While the high school football season is 10 weeks long, the most important part of the schedule for area conferences occurs in the first week or two of the season. [More]

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St. Marys saw its record go to 4-4 on the season after losing to Lima Senior in a four-game contest at Cook Gymnasium on Monday evening.

Marion Local graduate Cory Luebke pitched a gem for the United States Baseball Team on Sunday in beating Canada 8-0 at the IBAF World Cup. The tournament is taking place in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands with the final round taking place in Italy.

People interested in winter cover crops are invited to see some recently planted plots during a Cover Crop Walk next week near Fort Recovery.
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