GRAND LAKE - If ag producers don't step up, their livelihoods could be at stake, according to a local agriculture official.

Chris Gibbs, executive [More]

MINSTER - Officials at Minster Local Schools have identified the positions - but not the people - that will be cut later this year due to closure of the elementary building.

The Celina Fire Department and St. Henry Emergency Medical Service (EMS) have agreed to back the Coldwater EMS for squad runs if needed due to a lack of daytime volunteers at Coldwater, according to emergency officials.

A winter storm once again pounded the area, leaving county roads difficult to traverse and forcing all local schools to close.

"Well right now, at

CELINA - Long-time community members and one newcomer on Thursday night won the annual awards presented by the Celina Mercer County Chamber of Commerce. [More]

CELINA - The local sheriff's office plans to use a $15,000 grant to pay for overtime expenses for his staff.

In recent years, Mercer County Sheriff

GRAND LAKE - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is discounting private dock fees on Grand Lake by 50 percent this year due to the impact of last year's toxic algae blooms, a news release from the state says.

WAPAKONETA - Street improvements and the development of a handicapped-accessible playground are possible contenders for federal funds allocated annually in Auglaize County.

The Mercer County Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star has seen a gradual reduction in membership, and members would like a revival of the largest fraternal organization in the world.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Local swimmers had no podium finishes on Thursday after the Division II state swimming championships began the swimming portion of the three-day event in Canton.

There are plenty of reasons why the Celina boys' basketball team is having a great season.

Depth, talent, senior leadership and chemistry are all contributing factors, but the captain leading the Bulldogs' ship rarely gets the respect or attention that he deserves.

This week in 1961, the Auglaize County boys' basketball tournament blasted off with defending tournament champion New Bremen squaring off with New Knoxville in the opening contest, while Minster and Cridersville butted heads in the nightcap at McBroom Gymnasium in St. Marys.

Compiled by Ryan Hines

and Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina Bulldogs' inline hockey team received a last-minute goal from Bryan Robbins to beat the Moeller Crusaders on Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Southwest Ohio Inline Hockey Association's school league playoffs.