GRAND LAKE - Two calls to 911 reporting someone dumped a child's body in Grand Lake near the Celina Rotary Lighthouse on Wednesday afternoon turned out to be a hoax. [More]

CELINA - A man who was pulled from Celina's Eastview Pond last week died Wednesday at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, where he had been since the incident.

GRAND LAKE - Authorities have identified two persons of interest connected to the apparent drowning of a caged dog found in Grand Lake on Saturday. [More]

A cross country bicyclist who stopped in Celina on Wednesday said the trip has reinforced his belief in the goodness of the American people.

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CELINA - A plan by health officials to cut expenses following a failed levy attempt appears to be working.

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ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday hired a new assistant high school principal after Brian Pohl resigned the post to take a principal position in New Bremen.

CELINA - Two local school districts will get help preparing for emergencies, thanks to a federal EMA grant.

Celina and Parkway schools will share the $27,800 in Emergency Management Performance Grant special project funds to purchase communication equipment, software and expert in-person support.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen Planning Commission on Tuesday night reviewed suggested changes to the village zoning code, including rezoning an area along Washington Street (state Route 66) to allow for business growth.

NEW BREMEN - A large group of family members and friends helped Mercer County's newest centenarian, Herb Boerger, celebrate his landmark birthday on Tuesday at Elmwood Assisted Living.

CINCINNATI - "Turn that bloody noise down!" Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke said ironically on Tuesday night at Riverbend Music Center before switching from keyboard to guitar and launching the kinetic rocker "Bodysnatchers," after opening the set with a few electronica-tinged songs.

ROSSBURG - With four top-five finishes in five career starts in the Prelude to the Dream, Kyle Busch has been close but has never quite been able to find his way to victory lane in the annual charity event at Eldora Speedway. [More]

ROSSBURG - Heading into Wednesday night's Feed The Children Prelude To The Dream, Danica Patrick had a feeling she might be in a bit of trouble.

She had basically never raced on dirt before, had never driven a Dirt Late Model and had never seen Eldora Speedway.

CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners came out of their lone set of exhibition games with a pair of victories after sweeping a twinight doubleheader against the Portland Rockets on Wednesday at Jim Hoess Field.

The Grand Lake area had two players earn All-Ohio softball honors as the Ohio High School Fast-pitch Softball Coaches Association announced their selections.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater's ACME baseball team improved to 5-1 this summer after thrashing New Bremen 15-2 in an Auglaize-Mercer County border battle at New Bremen.