CELINA - Adrenaline levels have been turned up a notch for the 159th annual Mercer County Fair that kicks off this afternoon.

Visitors will be treated to high-flying stunt cyclists, a demolition derby, Go Kart and Motocross racing and a Tug-A-Truck competition throughout fair week. [More]

NEW BREMEN - Max Cotterman was cutting wood in his backyard on June 4 and came inside after suddenly feeling "poorly." He planned to rest and then mow the lawn. [More]

New rules regarding the boarding of animals and the availability of food and water to livestock will take effect next month in Ohio, along with a host of other state guidelines that govern the care and well-being of farm animals.

More hiking areas and preservation of natural habitats are what most Auglaize residents want in a park, according to a recently completed survey.

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FORT RECOVERY - A daycare/preschool business in St. Henry plans to open a new facility in neighboring Fort Recovery.

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WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioners on Thursday approved a new board member for the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties.

For the third time in three days a local drug task force has arrested a Dayton-area man for allegedly selling drugs in Auglaize County.

Jamarlo R.

I truly appreciate vining plants. They give shade, offer privacy, and can be used as a living divider. They are gorgeous growing up trellises, fences and gated arbors, and it only takes an occasional pruning to keep them in shape. Also, many vining plants are perennials.

CELINA - The pastor to soon take the lead at St. John Lutheran Church says his passion is to serve and become a part of small town ministry.

Pastor Jeff Gramza will be installed as pastor of the Purple Door Church at 4:30 p.m. Aug. 21; his ministry begins at the Aug. 28 morning worship.

Celina's Deanna Ray can't recall when she first began playing golf, but once she started she hasn't stopped.

Ray is ready to play competitively for another four years after announcing that she will compete in golf while attending NAIA representative Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn.

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The big event for a quartet of local girls' golf teams on Thursday was in Versailles at the annual Lady Tiger Tee Invitational.