CELINA - A proposal in the Senate seeks to repeal 2008 legislation that requires 25 percent of energy sold in Ohio come from alternative energy sources by 2025.

COLDWATER - Nearly 30 people attended the school board meeting Tuesday, some speaking in support of high school principal Steve Keller, whose three-year contract expires in July.

ROCKFORD - A Parkway school official recently refinanced the school's bond issue, saving taxpayers more than $1 million.

With interest rates at all-time lows, treasurer Debbie Pierce said now is the perfect time to refinance. [More]

NEW BREMEN - At least 95 percent of residents abide by the village's property maintenance code but a handful flagrantly disregard the rules, village officials say. [More]

WAPAKONETA - Even those with limited mobility can exercise and stay fit.

Dr. Juan Torres, medical director for the Auglaize County Health Department, told board members Tuesday that arthritis sufferers can benefit from low- to moderately-intense exercises.

Twenty-one area farmers placed bids to cash-lease about 280 acres of county-owned farmland.

Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday opened the seale

CELINA - City council members this week passed first reading of an ordinance authorizing safety service director Tom Hitchcock to enter into a new 15-year water lease agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Mercer County Commissioners are seeking bids from companies interested in providing materials for upcoming road projects.

All sealed bids received

MARIA STEIN - Bullying is not a problem at Marion Local Schools at this time, according to superintendent Mike Pohlman. But the school should take a proactive approach by updating its policies, he told board of education members Monday night.

COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday held first reading of an ordinance for resurfacing state Route 118 through the village.

The Ohio Depa

ST. MARYS - Beer Barrel Pizza and Grill opens today at 1200 Indiana Ave., St. Marys.

"This is a full-service restaurant with a bar, not a bar with bar food," owner John Heaphy said Tuesday.

FORT RECOVERY - A quick start and a blistering shooting night from behind the three-point arc led Celina's girls' basketball team to a 54-43 victory over Fort Recovery on Tuesday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Marion Local used a 23-11 second quarter outburst to pull away from St. Marys and pick up their 16th win of the season with a 62-35 win in a battle of Grand Lake area teams at Murotech Court in St. Marys. The Roughriders drop to 3-16 with the loss.