Farmers are having a better than expected harvest despite challenges this growing season, but less than average yields are anticipated.

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Harvest season has begun and one injury accident related to farm equipment has been reported in Auglaize County.

A truck driver was injured Monday about 2 p.m. after he attempted to pass a tractor on state Route 66, north of St. Marys.

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A St. Henry schools custodian pleaded not guilty today to secretly videotaping two girls in a bathroom at an area home.

CELINA - Inactive city safety service director Rick Bachelor resigned Thursday.

Bachelor had not worked since sometime in April due to medical leave, according to Celina Mayor Sharon LaRue.

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members Thursday agreed to apply for a $105,000, 3-year grant to continue funding water quality activities.

WAPAKONETA - Robberies from rural homes and vehicles continue to plague Auglaize County.

"Please take your keys out of your pickup trucks," Auglaiz

CELINA - X-rays and electrocardiograms (EKGs) will soon be available on-site for inmates at the Mercer County jail.

Prisoners currently are transported from the jail to local medical facilities for the services.

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred at 1:43 a.m. today at the intersection of Carthagena Road and U.S. 127.

When a co-worker showed me the picture of a huge puffball that was found in his woods last week, it took me back to the time, several years ago, when I thought it would be interesting to cook up one of those edible funky looking fall delicacies.

FORT LORAMIE - Author/historian Kevin Schmiesing will present a four-part series on the history of the Catholic church in November at St. Michael Hall.

ST. HENRY - As far as droughts go, this one wasn't particularly long, but the St. Henry Redskins were ecstatic to see it end.

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CELINA - Forgive the Celina volleyball team for being a little selfish.

Celina earned at least a share of the Western Buckeye League title on Tuesday, but the Bulldogs weren't satisfied so the Green and White steamrolled Bath on Thursday to win the league championship outright.

COLDWATER - The Coldwater cross country teams entered the Midwest Athletic Conference meet with high hopes of being the first school other than Minster (which had accomplished the feat four times since 1997) to win both the boys' and girls' team championships. [More]

Now that the season is only three weeks from completion, it becomes possible to start predicting where teams will end up when the final computer points are announced.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Marion Local finished second in the Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball standings following a three-game win over Fort Recovery on Thursday night at The Hangar. The Flyers won with scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-17 to finish 8-1 in the conference (18-4 overall).

FORT SHAWNEE - With the match being a win-or-nothing situation to keep their chances alive for a Western Buckeye League girls' soccer title, St. Marys needed to play a flawless match against Shawnee, which only needed a tie to win their first-ever league soccer championship.