CELINA - Officials are taking steps to review the safety of three local bridges with designs similar to the Minnesota bridge that collapsed about three years ago, killing 13.

CELINA - A proposed policy change could bring in more than $500,000 to the financially-beleaguered city but would force some citizens to pay income tax to two municipalities if approved by council members. [More]

CELINA - The sheriff's office is purchasing an emergency restraint chair and Taser gun following recent trouble with an unruly prisoner.

Mercer County commissioners this week approved the $3,218 purchase. The money will be taken from the prisoners' commissary fund.

MINSTER - The Minster Local Schools Board of Education met in executive session Thursday night to prepare for negotiations with the Minster Teachers Association.

CELINA - A pair of one-run losses are the only thing keeping the Celina baseball team from a perfect season. Unfortunately both of those losses have come in the Western Buckeye League.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina maintained a perfect record in the Western Buckeye League in boys tennis at 3-0 after edging Ottawa-Glandorf 3-2 in Putnam County on Friday.