GRAND LAKE - Whether pulling distressed boats to shore, securing safety perimeters or inspecting vessels, a local crew of civilian volunteers is making the waters of Grand Lake safer to roam. [More]

CELINA - City council members may draft a new policy that would allow downtown proprietors to erect fences in front of their businesses.

Council members met as a committee of a whole before the regular meeting on Monday night to discuss the public right-of-way of sidewalks.

ST. MARYS - City officials will look into the feasibility of constructing a 70-by-100-foot steel building on Indiana Avenue for additional space for the police and fire departments.

ST. MARYS - Council members on Monday hired a Michigan man as safety service director.

Eric J. Ostling, Chesterfield, Mich., is a licensed professional engineer and will begin the job as assistant safety service director on Monday.

MARIA STEIN - Superintendent Mike Pohlman talked to board members about the third-grade guarantee at Monday night's board of education meeting.

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A Rockford man facing 31 counts of public indecency did not appear in Celina Municipal Court as scheduled Monday afternoon.

Attorney Thomas Luth filed a written plea of not guilty on behalf of Terry M. Shaffer, 51, 408 S. Franklin St., within hours of the initial appearance.

CELINA - Steps were taken Monday night toward the development of a new indoor sports facility in Celina.

City council members unanimously approved

ST. HENRY - Village council members Monday night discussed the need for an additional full-time police officer.

"Our police force today consists of

CELINA - Any concerns Calvin Freeman might have had that his team would come out flat on Monday against Kenton quickly dissipated.

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Marion Local celebrated its rise to the top spot in the Division IV volleyball coaches' state poll with a four-game win over Anna in nonconference action on Monday in Shelby County.

A year after a disappointing round of golf ended her season abruptly at the district tournament, Kelsey Koesters will get the opportunity to compete at state.