CELINA - Sixty years ago, many Americans likened motorhome inhabitants to carnival folk, gypsies and conmen always ready to get out of dodge if the law encroached on their turf, historian Al Hesselbart says. [More]

COLDWATER - Village manager/engineer Eric Thomas was given the green light at Monday's council meeting to apply for $2 million in loans for a sanitary sewer line replacement project next year.

CELINA - A state auditor cited the city for illegally transferring funds from the Staeger Road TIF to pay for roadway work at Eastview Park, city council members learned Monday night.

ST. HENRY - An engineering design firm will be tapped to devise a plan to reduce phosphorus levels in the village's wastewater as required by the EPA

MARIA STEIN - Work on a road reconstruction project in Osgood is nearing completion, according to reports presented to the Marion Community Development Organization at its September meeting.

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board of supervisors approved staff changes during a special meeting Monday.

Michael Watercutter was removed from the position of nutrient management technician and hired as a conservation technician at $16 per hour.

ST. MARYS - The issue of trapping squirrels in the city was again discussed during a council meeting Monday night.

Council member Jim Harris asked

WAPAKONETA - A 37-year-old Van Wert man accused of murdering his grandmother a year ago has waived his right to a jury trial.

Judge Charles D. Stee

ROCKFORD - The Parkway Panthers used a solid attack and stingy net defense to come away with a three-game sweep over Lima Central Catholic - 25-17, 25-20 and 25-20 - in a Monday night battle of state-ranked volleyball teams at Panther Gymnasium. [More]

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The Celina girls' tennis team finished the home portion of their schedule on Monday and lost 3-2 to Findlay at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.

A Darke County farming operation run by two brothers has received a national environmental award.

Jeff and Alan Wuebker of Wuebker Farms, Versailles, received the Pork Industry Environmental Steward award sponsored by the Pork Checkoff program and National Hog Farmer magazine.

LONDON - The time is ripe for entering the specialty crop market as demand increases for fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables.

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