ST. MARYS - Relearning to write, tie his shoes and button his shirt is the new normal for a local soldier injured fighting terrorism in Afghanistan. [More]

CELINA - More than 80 area students must get another shot in the arm because the vaccine they received may be ineffective.

Local health officials d

COLDWATER - A summer job more than 60 years ago cast Doris Durnell-Desch into a slice of American history.

She and her sister, JoAnn, were in thei

CELINA - The health department has hired a new fiscal management director to handle budget and other financial issues.

Aaron Mayes, who operates A&

CELINA - Two downtown businessmen want the city to limit parking time in front of their stores to free up space for customers.

Bob Heitkamp, owner

ST. MARYS - Mercer County Common Pleas Court ruled in favor of the St. Marys Police Department after the city pursued a lawsuit for frivolous litigation. [More]

CELINA - Time is running out for the city to use a $10,000 grant to build a skatepark since there is no location selected or plan in place.

The cit

ST. MARYS - Patrick McGowan edged ahead of Chris Botkin in the Republican mayoral primary Tuesday, winning by only 36 votes.

McGowan received 416 votes while Botkin received 380. Third candidate Dennis Dedrick received 190 votes.

ST. MARYS - Joint Township District Memorial Hospital last year received quality awards from state and national organizations.

Hospital CEO Kevin H

GRAND LAKE - Two pairs of eagles on Grand Lake have hatched young.

The eaglets hatched a few days apart about April 9 or 10, said Jill Bowers, a volunteer eagle watcher for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. [More]

MINSTER - The celebration started Wednesday afternoon when officials at Minster Local Schools learned just four ballots remain to be counted - not 80 as they had been told - for the district's 1 percent income tax levy that was narrowly approved by voters.

ROCKFORD - Pet owners soon will have to clean up after their pets or face penalties.

Village council gave first reading to an ordinance Tuesday tha

A music maker and a teller of stories, Turkish drummer Hakan Kaya will be a highlight of free children's activities at Wright State University-Lake Campus next week.

COLDWATER - After New Knoxville tied the game at 2-all in the top of the seventh inning on a wild pitch, Coldwater came back with Alex Stammen scorin

FORT RECOVERY - Plenty of in-game promotions helped bring Fort Recovery fans to the baseball diamond, but the action on the field only pleased St. Henry's supporters.

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St. John's pushed a run across the plate in the top of the fifth and edged New Bremen 3-2 in a rescheduled Midwest Athletic Conference contest in New Bremen on Wednesday.

As the gate in the Trautman Field outfield fence swung open and Mike Schumm marched his Parkway baseball team through the grass toward an overwhelming sea of fans in the bleachers, his nerves were working in overdrive. [More]