BURKETTSVILLE - A man died Tuesday after his clothes apparently caught fire while burning brush in a field in northern Darke County.
The name of the victim was not released by press time today pending confirmation of his identity through a forensic examination and notification of relatives.
CELINA - Several city administrators and department heads have agreed to a pay freeze.
And those in the city unions - including police and fire departments - are being asked to take a freeze as well, according Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue, who addressed city council members at a meeting Monday.
Sediment removal technology will be installed at lake
GRAND LAKE - The first piece of sediment removal technology to be tested in Grand Lake arrived Tuesday.
"It's better than Christmas," said Milt Mil
COLDWATER - Ohio legislators are estimating school districts can expect between 22 and 31 percent less in state funding in fiscal year 2012, Coldwater Treasurer Sherry Shaffer told school board members on Tuesday.
WAPAKONETA - Heavy snoring is not just annoying to sleep partners, it can be a sign of a serious medical problem.
Sleep apnea, as the medical disor
Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday tabled a decision to pay for rabies treatment for a St. Henry woman who was bitten by a raccoon.
Commissioners Bob Nuding and John Bruns opted to obtain more information on the woman's financial situation to determine her financial need.
Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday awarded construction of an underground cistern to Stachler Concrete of St. Henry.
Commissioners received just two bids for the Chattanooga-area project. Stachler submitted the lowest bid at $33,117. The remaining bid was $33,700 from Shinn Brothers of Celina.
Auglaize County Health Dept.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County health officials gave approval Tuesday to purchase computer software to track client payments for immunizations.
The board of health approved a $600 purchase of a receipts module - Health District Information Software (HDIS) - from CHC Software, based in Cleveland.
Minster corporation develops athletic facilities
MINSTER - A Minster business is digging in, spreading out and scoring with its new corporation.
MAC Athletics Inc., 126 N. Paris St., plans, designs and constructs all types of indoor and outdoor athletic facilities, said owner Craig G. Oldiges.
Grand Lake residents getting into trend in home improvement
It's not your grandparent's patio anymore. Forget that boring slab of concrete furnished with folding lawnchairs.
According to area landscapers, ho
CELINA - For six innings, the Defiance-Celina baseball game was a pitcher's duel.
Celina got two runs in the bottom of the third, only to have Defiance score four in the top of the fourth en route to a 13-2 win at Montgomery Field on Tuesday.
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An Andy Timmerman base hit in the bottom of the first inning was all that Reese Klenke gave up on the mound as Coldwater improved to 2-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference baseball play with a 10-0 win in five innings on Tuesday night at New Bremen.
