NEW KNOXVILLE - Tess Elshoff will spend the next four years fixing meals for her family, chauffeuring her children to activities and bending the ear of state educators.
The 36-year-old stay-at-home mom was sworn-in as a member of the State Board of Education during a ceremony in Columbus on Tuesday. [More]
CELINA - City council members on Tuesday approved first reading of an ordinance to purchase two fire vehicles from Stuphen Fire Trucks of Dublin for $1.38 million.
At the special meeting, council members Mike Sovinski, Bill Sell, Myron Buxton, Jeff Larmore and Ed Jeffries all voted yes, while Angie King and June Scott voted no. [More]
Marion Local earns road victory by holding Celina to 17 percent shooting
By Ryan Hines
CELINA - It must seem like the rim has a lid on it these days for the Celina girls basketball team.
Marion Local's aggressive defense hounded Celina into another dismal offensive showing as the Flyers defeated the Bulldogs 50-31 on Tuesday night at the Fieldhouse. [More]
Board of elections directors say switch will save county money
Touch-screen voting machines will become the primary means of voting at the May 3 election, according to Mercer County Board of Elections Deputy Director Laura Bruns.
COLUMBUS (AP) - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Tuesday designated the Grand Lake Watershed distressed, triggering new manure rules for about 300 farmers in Mercer and Auglaize counties.
School district fighting ruling to give former math teacher back pay
ADA - Attorneys for St. Marys City Schools board of education and former math teacher Tom Elsass, dismissed last year for alleged lewd behavior, argued their cases in the Third District Court of Appeals on Tuesday.
ROCKFORD - Village administrator Jeff Long discussed a waterline replacement project with council Tuesday as work continues on updating the overall water system.
ST. MARYS - It took the St. Marys Roughriders' girls basketball team a half to figure things out on Tuesday night, but once they did, they were able to roll to a 54-45 win over the Greenville Green Wave at MuroTech Court.
ROCKFORD - A hot shooting start by Spencerville did not mix well with a cold start by Parkway, and the Bearcats won a 67-44 girls basketball game on Tuesday at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford.
