What could have been a confrontation and standoff, turned out to be an amicable and unanimous recommendation of Deb Sneddon as the new director of the Mercer County Board of Elections. [More]

CELINA - A disabled Army veteran, hit hard by the Iraqi war and the slow economy, found a way to increase his recovery odds: Start a company. He's done just that - with a boost from a lifelong buddy, some local folks who took a chance and a collection of old, weathered wood ready for custom design. [More]

CELINA - Council members on Thursday night approved an ordinance authorizing the sale of 12.59 acres of city land in the Grand Lake Industrial Park to Grand Lake Warehousing LLC.

ROCKFORD - A local businessman has pleaded no contest to charges of cheating lodged against him by the Ohio Lottery Commission.

Smile Dhir, owner o

Memorial Day services will be held throughout Mercer and Auglaize counties over the holiday weekend.

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Services will be held at 9 a.m. Monday in the community park of Mendon. Wreaths and flowers will be placed in the river, according to Bob Howell of the Celina Veteran of Foreign Wars.

CELINA - Businesses that use interceptors to contain grease, oil and grit likely will face tougher regulations, including mandated cleaning cycles.

Mercer County Commissioners Thursday accepted a $60,000 Ohio EPA grant to buy sediment filtration technology installed in Grand Lake.

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Mercer County commissioners took winter preparation steps Thursday by selecting a bidder for road salt.

Cargill was awarded the contract after subm

COLDWATER - The Coldwater High School Commencement program will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Palace. The ceremony will mark the 104th graduating class from Coldwater High School.

CELINA - The oldest church in Celina has a rich history of struggles and triumphs that it will celebrate during its 170th anniversary next month.

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TIPP CITY - The St. Henry softball team managed to wiggle out of danger in the first three innings, but the Redskins weren't so lucky in the fourth. [More]

Kent Wolters is a busy man!

He works full time traveling throughout the southeast for the Vandalia branch of Crown Equipment as a service manager and he also recently opened a restaurant in Troy. And in his spare time, Wolters also competes on local dirt tracks in a winged sprint car.