Voters OK income tax hike for police, fire protection
CELINA - City voters approved a half percent income tax increase on Tuesday that will assist the police and fire departments.
The levy - which will increase the income tax from 1 to 1.5 percent - passed 1,801 to 1,553, or 53.7 percent in favor.
Fort Recovery voters said no by a wide margin to a levy that would have built a $10.8 million high school with state funding assistance.
Elsewhere, area voters easily passed school levies at Parkway, Vantage Career Center and Marion Local.
Mercer County board counting past 2 a.m.
Election results in Mercer County were significantly delayed Tuesday due to two problems with voting equipment, according to board of elections director Deb Sneddon. [
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Republicans unanimously won the seats for Mercer County commissioner, treasurer and auditor in Tuesday's election.
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Mercer County commissioners are hoping for a mild winter to decrease snow removal expenses on county-owned property.
Last winter, the county paid J
Republican candidates for state and U.S. offices took or maintained control of many seats on Tuesday.
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Rob Portm
MINSTER - Council members Tuesday night decided to take their chances in the energy market instead of entering into an agreement with American Municipal Power (AMP) for additional purchases beginning in 2015.
First-time tax levies for the Rockford Carnegie Library in Mercer County and St. Marys Community Public Library in Auglaize County were approved by voters at Tuesday's general election.
CELINA - For years, Joe Grieshop has been welding Jeeps and installing truck lift kits mostly for fun; but the hobby got an official name and business status this summer.
COLDWATER - For brother and sister Mike and Christina Seas, running seems as natural as breathing.
Mike, a junior, and Christina, a freshman, will both represent Coldwater at the state cross country meet on Saturday at Scioto Downs in Columbus. [
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