City lacks match required for funding
A resolution authorizing the city of Celina to apply for a $1.15 million state grant requiring a $230,000 match was denied by city council members this week.
Grand Lake Watershed
The Grand Lake Watershed may not receive $1 million in special Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funds this year, reported Laura Walker, coordinator of the Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance, on Tuesday.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Elementary Principal Wade Spencer told the board of education Tuesday his teaching staff and potential students are ready for all-day, everyday kindergarten in the 2010-2011 school year.
A 22-year-old Celina man remains incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail on a $500,000 bond after being indicted in an apparent shaken baby case.
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Damage to a Verizon cable west of Coldwater this morning has resulted in disruption of 911 service in much of southern Mercer County.
Verizon representatives were en route to the scene near the intersection of St. Anthony Road and state Route 118 late this morning.
New Bremen
NEW BREMEN - Changes could be coming to a section of the Kuest Ditch where muskrats, opossums and even rats play, in the wake of action taken Tuesday night by New Bremen Village Council.
Celina City council members unanimously approved appropriating $341,000 for its share of the forthcoming, state-led Buckeye Street improvement project.
Auglaize County
An Auglaize County woman escaped injury after being robbed at gunpoint inside her home Tuesday morning.
The suspect or suspects remained at large this morning after fleeing in a vehicle that was stolen from the residence. The vehicle was later found abandoned in the northern region of the county.
Coldwater schools
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Rich Seas and Elementary Principal Wade Spencer will attend a mediation session Friday
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday tapped a Sidney company for an estimated $500,000 bridge project on Tomlinson Road in northern Mercer County.
The Eagle Bridge Co. was chosen after submitting a bid of $412,772, the lowest of six opened by the commissioners in late January.
A 91-year-old Celina man was found dead early today outside his home, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Celina Police discove
A driver education school will begin operating from Celina High School on Monday.
All Star Driving Education, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is
Efforts have begun to form an organization to help young adults learn, serve and network in the Grand Lake business community.
The first meeting of
Division II Sectional at Spencerville
SPENCERVILLE - A great start helped propel the Celina girls basketball team to a win in their postseason opener on Tuesday night.
Celina led 18-2 a
Division III Sectional at Van Wert
VAN WERT - Defense kept Coldwater in the game until its offense heated up, allowing the Cavaliers to advance to the sectional final in Division III tournament action at Van Wert with a 45-36 win over Paulding at the Cougar Den on Tuesday.
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Marion Local picked up its 10th win of the season, holding off Ottoville 53-50 in a Midwest Athletic Conference vs. Putman County League showdown at The Hangar.
