Collected income tax in February for the city of Celina was $234,014 - $8,000 less than February 2009, city council members learned Monday night.

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Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday rejected a request from the board of elections to set aside a portion of its revenue for future equipment purchases.

ROCKFORD - About 40 community members and teachers attended the Parkway school board meeting Tuesday night, where the contract for a district principal was under consideration. [More]

A Coldwater-area dairy farmer died Monday after he apparently slipped and struck his head in a holding pen near the milking parlor.

Gary E. Uhlenhake, 50, 3898 Burkettsville-St. Henry Road, was found dead shortly after 5 p.m., the victim of an apparent farm accident. [More]

Officials at Lakefield Airport are embarking on a plan to increase traffic and expand services at the facility in Montezuma.

At a meeting Monday ni

NEW BREMEN - Village council members Tuesday night accepted the resignation of parks department superintendent Kim Prueter effective April 2.

Prueter, who served in the position for more than eight years, will handle customer service and sales at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen.

Two resident pairs of bald eagles have begun incubating an unknown number of eggs in separate nests on Grand Lake, said Sean Finke, coordinator of the Mercer Wildlife Area. [More]

A vacant home at 412 W. Main St. in Coldwater was discussed at Monday's village council meeting.

Owner Marlene Easterlin did not meet a deadline sh

Celina City Council meetings will be moved from the conference room of the city's new water treatment plant back to the courtroom of Celina City Hall starting March 29.

Mercer County's unemployment rate for January continues to be less than the state average, even though the local number went up.

Unemployment numbe

WAPAKONETA - In spite of a determined effort by a pair of Putnam County teams, fans of New Bremen and Fort Recovery will get a rematch of their epic battle from just over two weeks ago on Friday as both teams won their Division IV district semifinal games on Tuesday night at Wapakoneta High School.

NEW BREMEN - For Caleb Williams, it was the perfect choice.

The New Bremen senior basketball standout signed to play hoops next school year at Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Tuesday, joining a program that has had a lot of success in both the NAIA and NCCAA.

Keep it local - that's the message to business operators and individuals as they go shopping.

The Southwestern Auglaize Chamber of Commerce is distributing brochures and asking individuals to spend 50 of their shopping dollars each month at three independently-owned businesses.