Athlete with no arms, legs speaks to Celina students
CELINA - Even without arms or legs, 26-year-old Kyle Maynard has a handle on his life and his "pursuit of normalcy."
The motivational speaker, athl
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County officials are trying to determine who is responsible for a filthy, rodent-filled home where several dogs were found dead in August.
ROCKFORD - Bids came in below estimate for a new athletic building at Parkway stadium.
School board members on Tuesday approved low bids totaling $307,676 to build the new facility, which will house restrooms, ticket booths and concessions for the football stadium and baseball diamonds. [
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CELINA - The cost to rent the Harbor Point 4-H Campgrounds has doubled.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday raised the rental fee from $50 to $1 [
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ST. MARYS - Authorities are searching for two suspects in an armed robbery late Tuesday afternoon at a Shell gas station.
No one was injured during [
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WAPAKONETA - Diabetes is on the rise in Auglaize County.
That was the information recently released to the public in a community health assessment prompted by the Auglaize County Health Department.
CELINA - The Celina Landfill will close in 2020 or sooner if not granted an expansion permit by the Ohio EPA, according to a Mercer County Solid Waste Management District plan.
COLDWATER - Village council members voted unanimously on Monday to approve construction of two solar panels in the village.
Panels will be construc
NEW BREMEN - Considerable activity is under way in the village as companies work to complete sewer and street projects prior to winter.
Village adm
COLDWATER - School board members heard reports from the district's two new principals during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday.
Bill Ruane, fir
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County officials are still waiting to hear what costs will be covered by insurance for buildings at the fairgrounds damaged by a storm June 29.
COLDWATER - A mother and daughter are opening K-9 Clubhouse in Coldwater to provide doggy daycare, boarding and grooming. For dogs, it just may be a day at the spa.
MARIA STEIN - Senior Night was celebrated in style on Thursday night at The Hangar, as the Marion Local Flyers wrapped up at least a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference with a three-game victory over the Versailles Tigers.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry volleyball team made their last home game of the season a memorable one as the Redskins honored their six seniors in grand
BATH TOWNSHIP - Celina's girls soccer team traveled to Bath Township on Tuesday, hoping to cap off a Western Buckeye League championship season with a perfect league mark.
Computer Points
Only two Western Buckeye League teams (Celina and Ottawa-Glandorf) are currently in the top eight in their respective regions, but three other teams (Lima Bath, Kenton and Elida) are still alive with a legitimate chance to move up during the final three weeks. [
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Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's volleyball team remained in a three-way tie for second place in the Western Buckeye League after a four-game win over Elida on Thursday at the Intermediate School.