With anticipated low revenues and state funding cuts, Mercer County Commissioners have opted to nix employee raises for 2011.

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Advancing technology is allowing school districts to offer increasingly convenient methods of communicating with parents and the community.

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MARIA STEIN - The hum of a sewing machine competes with the sound emanating from a television at the home of Betty Overman.

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A 33-year-old Indiana man is being held in the Mercer County Jail on a $250,000 bond after allegedly using a tree trimming service as a front to steal from unsuspecting victims. [More]

WAPAKONETA - A 2003 Celina High School graduate was selected as the 2010 Trooper of the Year at the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

CELINA - A long delayed bike path extension into town now appears to be scrapped for good.

City council members on Thursday night learned the Ohio

A 35-year-old Celina man faces felony charges after being caught in the midst of a break-in early Tuesday morning at Pullman Bay Restaurant.

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CELINA - Chris Bihn is in his sixth season as head coach of the Celina boys basketball team and he can't seem to remember the last time that the Bulldogs started the season 1-0. [More]

ST. MARYS - The first test for the young Fort Recovery basketball team proved to be a success.

The Indians, starting two juniors, a sophomore and a

ROCKFORD - The Parkway Panthers started fast on Friday night and kept on running for a convincing 80-65 non-league win over the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers on the opening night of boys basketball at Panther Gymnasium.

NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Cardinals got their boys basketball season off to a rousing start on Friday night when they snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in scintillating fashion.

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St. Henry struggled in the season opener as Spencerville pulled away late to pick up a 56-44 season-opening win over the Redskins at Bearcat Gymnasium in Spencerville.

CANTON, Ohio (AP) - With one dream game that will last a lifetime, Chris Pohlman and Delphos St. John's seniors erased a year of recurring nightmares