A new state requirement that says Ohio colleges must create more three-year degrees is leading local campus officials to push college-level courses on high school students. [More]

ST. MARYS - A smoke detector bought one week ago is credited with saving the life of a St. Marys man.

Ronald Rupard, owner of a cabin at 01528 Arno [More]

Mercer County Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday aided in the arrest of five people who allegedly operated an active methamphetamine lab in Union City.

Minster village council members passed two resolutions and adopted the village's 2012 wage ordinance during a council meeting Tuesday.

An emergency resolution was approved to allow the village to participate in the Ohio Department of Administrative Services Cooperative Purchasing Program.

COLDWATER - "It's been a good year," Coldwater Exempted Village Schools Superintendent Rich Seas said as he opened the school board's 2012 organizational meeting Wednesday evening.

Through the first 13 years of Mike Koester's life, organized basketball wasn't on his radar.

No Saturday morning elementary gym time, parent-organ

After a two-week holiday break, local boys' basketball teams get back into conference play on Friday night and a pair of undefeated teams will square off at the Fort Site Fieldhouse.

Celina's boys basketball coach Chris Bihn feels his team has worked through some of the issues that have accounted for a 4-4 record to start the season.