CELINA - Celina Middle School music teacher Everett Kalcec remembers when he was a young jazz musician struggling to learn improvisation in school because his instructors were not knowledgeable on the subject.
Working with his wife, Angela Kalcec, - a band instructor at Celina middle and high schools - the two developed a series of improvisation exercises over five years to help others teach the concept. [More]
CELINA - A 10-0 run in the third quarter gave Celina enough of a cushion to hold off a determined St. Henry squad 53-42 in a Mercer County girls basketball contest at the Fieldhouse.
The win is the fifth in a row for Celina (5-1) while St. Henry drops to 2-6 with the loss. [More]
Andres Vela Villegas, 8, Union City, Ind., died Dec. 18, 2010, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. [More]
'Tis the season for colorfully wrapped presents stacked beneath decorated Christmas trees. For some, the holiday brings memories of simpler times with far fewer decorations and gifts.
MINSTER - Bidding for the wastewater treatment plant expansion could begin as early as February or March, pending EPA approval of plans prepared by a Columbus-based engineering firm.
An Ohio business and three others from Indiana submitted bids to perform herbicide spraying along Mile Creek in the Osgood area, according to Mercer County Commissioners.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Roughriders used a pair of offensive bursts at the start of both half's to defeat the New Bremen Cardinals 45-31 in nonleague action on Tuesday night at MuroTech Court.
Brian Patch won his 100th game as the head coach of the Fort Recovery boys basketball team on Tuesday after his team shot 50 percent from the floor in a 58-42 victory over Waynesfield-Goshen.
