WAPAKONETA - Zach Bensman of New Bremen misted Cadillac, his crossbred gilt, at the Auglaize County Fair on Tuesday as temperatures reached 90-plus degrees.

CELINA - Electricity usage surged in Celina last month as the city experienced hot and humid weather. One day may have been record-breaking.

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Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $63,496 contract with J&M Excavating of Cloverdale to remove jammed logs in the St. Marys River.

J&M submitted the lowest bid of three contractors.

Dead fish, mostly carp and shad, floated in Beaver Creek on Tuesday afternoon.

The fish deaths are an almost annual event that occurs when water flow over the West Bank Spillway and into the creek ceases or greatly decreases.

ROCKFORD - Water levels in the village's water tower and wells have not dropped at all this summer, sparing the community from water consumption advisories. [More]

MINSTER - Village projects are on schedule due to hot, dry weather.

Minster Village Council members Tuesday night learned Peterson Construction of

ROCKFORD - New restaurant owners are bringing a bluesy sound and Northwestern cuisine to Rockford.

Trisha Dooley and her husband John have purchase

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The Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League announced its awards for the 2011 regular season on Tuesday prior to the beginning of the league's six-team postseason.

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The Xenia Scouts and Licking County Settlers advanced in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League playoffs after picking wins in the first round of games on Tuesday night.