Swimming suit, tanning lotion ... flashlight?

It might sound a bit odd, but a flashlight might be the most important item to pack for vacation if you want to avoid a big problem: bedbugs.

CELINA - Voters on Tuesday will decide who will fill the position of Mercer County Auditor next spring.

Current county recorder Tammy Barger, a Democrat, and local businessman Randy Grapner, a Republican, are competing for the seat.

CELINA - A downtown bar owner said he is appealing the Ohio Division of Liquor Control's decision to pull his bar's liquor license.

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ROCKFORD - For 33 years, Arts Place of Portland, Ind., has sung, danced and painted its way into the hearts of many area children through its summer Arts in the Park program.

MARIA STEIN - Details of park improvements were presented during the Marion Community Development Organization's (MCDO) October meeting.

A new bas

MINSTER - Fire destroyed a two-car garage Wednesday afternoon at the home of Paul Wolters, 00177 Heitkamp Road.

Minster Fire Chief Dale Dues said a neighbor or passer-by spotted flames in the unattached structure and knocked on Wolters' house door to alert him.

FINDLAY - Celina's tournament trail in girls soccer starts with a trip to Findlay.

Unfortunately, more often than not, the trail ends there, with the host school playing the spoiler.

BENTON RIDGE - Celina shrugged off a tenacious effort by Maumee to advance to the Division II district volleyball final with a three-set sweep over the Panthers on Wednesday at Liberty-Benton High School.

The high school football playoffs don't officially start for another week, but that's not the case for Celina.

Celina football head coach Jared Rolfes believes that the playoffs start this week when the Bulldogs wrap up the regular season with a road trip to Ottawa to take on the O-G Titans.

Impact Game of the Week:
Minster at Coldwater

The Wildcats will need a Herculean effort to snap a losing streak dating back to the Clinton Adminstration when they travel to Cavalier Stadium on Friday night.

COLUMBUS - Pink Floyd's late-'70s magnum opus "The Wall" was performed by frontman Roger Waters last week at the Schottenstein Center in a stunning synergy of animation, pyrotechnics and other visual components.