CELINA - For decades, Mary Kay Fries was haunted by a feeling she had siblings somewhere in the world who shared her genes, her facial features, even perhaps her funny-looking toe. [More]

CELINA - The city has begun taping its council meetings and plans to broadcast them on Time Warner's cable channel 6.

"We've been asked many, many times to put the council on channel 6," Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue told the newspaper.

ST. MARYS - A few residents are objecting to city council's idea to put a miniature golf course in K.C. Geiger Park. However, they do agree the activity is a good thing for the local area.

CELINA - State Route 29 on the east side of the city may get a facelift in a few years.

City council members on Monday evening unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance allowing the Ohio Department of Transportation to resurface a portion of state Route 29 within the corporation limits.

ST. MARYS - City council unanimously passed an emergency resolution for a fishing agreement with the state over the 121/2-acre pond at the former landfill site, but not before hearing a suggestion from a local fisherman. [More]

CELINA - City council members on Monday approved first reading of an ordinance to extend the city's contract with Maharg Inc. for waste disposal that would keep bag prices the same for another three years.

ST. HENRY - If finances are adequate, officials will expand a sewer line project in the village.

Village administrator Don Hess told council member

MINSTER - School board members accepted the resignation of Superintendent Gayl Ray Monday night during a special meeting.

Ray intends to retire from the local district effective Aug. 1, although she plans to seek another post in the field of education.

COLDWATER - Village officials will be reviewing the mitigation plan from Mercer County Homeland Security and Emergency Management that deals with federal assistance after an emergency such as a tornado.

MINSTER - A 34-year-old local resident faces 25 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor in the wake of a three-month investigation by Minster Police and the Auglaize/Mercer Grand Lake Task Force.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Minster boys golf team braved the rain and came up with a 164-204 win over Fort Recovery at Arrowhead on Monday.

LONDON - Business owners should pay attention to online social media because people use it to spread the word about businesses.

That was the message from Rob Leeds and Julie Fox who gave a presentation about understanding social media trends during last week's Farm Science Review in London. [More]

LONDON - Towering as much as 260 feet tall with blades 120 feet long or more, wind turbines have popped up across the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. Most are seen at wind farms, where wind power is sold as a form of clean energy, an alternative to greenhouse-gas-producing coal.