ST. MARYS - "Progress happens fast" is one student's assessment of the new 6-12 school building nearing completion just north of town.

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Coonskin caps and buckskin will be the norm at the Ohio Free Trappers Spring Rendezvous at the Mercer County Fairgrounds May 21-23.

Spearheaded by Jeff "Copperhead" Thomas of Celina, this pre-1850s primitive camping event, called a rendezvous, is meant to be educational, Thomas says.

CELINA - Mercer County employees can obtain low-interest loans in a new program offered through their pension.

Mercer County commissioners Thursday unanimously approved the plan to give workers an additional source to tap funds.

CELINA - More than 600 guests from throughout Ohio are in the city today as Celina High School is hosting the 2010 state conference of The Ohio Association of Student Councils (OASC). [More]

CELINA - Celina City Schools board of education members passed a resolution this week approving a tax abatement agreement with Grand Lake Warehousing, a new business expansion of Celina Moving & Storage.

MINSTER - School officials here know it's only a matter of time before they go to voters with some kind of levy in the form of an income tax increase or traditional millage.

COLDWATER - Gregory Gross didn't know what to expect when he arrived in Africa to help the men, women and children battling HIV/AIDS.

When the former Coldwater resident embarked on the 15-day trip to Zimbabwe in October to learn about the raging epidemic, he was admittedly nervous.

MARIA STEIN - Minster came away with team wins in boys and girls track action as Marion Local hosted a three-team meet featuring the Wildcats and New Bremen on Thursday afternoon at the Flyer Athletic Complex.

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Josie Guggenbiller's dash home on a throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning moved Fort Recovery to 3-1 in Midwest Athletic Conference softball action as the Indians beat Minster 2-1 at Fort Recovery on Thursday.

MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local baseball team had a rough going of it early this season, losing eight of their first 11 games, but since that rough st