CELINA - The last recorded execution by beheading was in Paris during September 1977. Recently, two Celina High School faculty members revived the antiquated form of capital punishment to amuse students. [More]

Mark Wangler, a former Mercer County anesthesiologist convicted in Allen County of killing his first wife, learned Monday night he will not be getting a new trial.

ST. HENRY - The village will lose nearly $10,000 each year to correct a millage deficit for Granville Township.

Village council members learned Mon

Mercer County is at full employment and then some, according to recent figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The county hit 3.9 percent unemployment in September - the lowest in the state for 11 consecutive months.

CELINA - City officials are preparing to sell the former Piper property at 501 W. Warren St. through public bids.

Safety service director Tom Hitchcock told city council members on Monday night that he has received interest in the property from several people.

ST. MARYS - A local judge on Monday halted travel plans for convicted sex offender Douglas Wine who sought a job in Jamaica.

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ST. MARYS - Auglaize County Prosecutor Ed Pierce is asking the state's highest court to reinstate the felony sexual assault charge against Douglas Wine.

ST. MARYS - Residents soon will have another civic organization to join.

Council members on Monday approved a motion to allow a Lions Club to be established in the city after the group's district governor, Jack Preston, made a request.

MINSTER - Board of education members continue to seek a buyer for the Hanover Street building no longer used as an elementary school.

"We decided l

CELINA - No one has been arrested or prosecuted in connection with two arson fires over the summer that resulted in nearly $30,000 in damages to men's restroom facilities at Eastview Park.

COLDWATER - Village council members approved a three-year contract Monday evening with DP&L Energy, which could save the village $30,275 annually.

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Ottawa-Glandorf's volleyball team put an end to Celina's recent dominance in the Western Buckeye League as the Titans went unbeaten in league play walked away with the 2012 championship after the Bulldogs had won the last four titles.

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A trio of Celina's girls soccer players were named first team All-Western Buckeye League after leading the Bulldogs to their first league title since 2009.

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There was a tie at the top of the Western Buckeye League's boys soccer standings for the first time since 2001 as Ottawa-Glandorf and Shawnee shared the league title with matching 8-1 records.

It was the autumn of 1989 and at Fort Recovery High School there was a locker room loaded with volleyball players who were determined that this was going to be their year. [More]

With just one week remaining in the high school football regular season, most teams from the local conferences who are going to be in the playoffs have already clinched their berths, while two such teams may be nervously watching the scoreboard on Friday night.

Local residents have a positive view of farmers, a Wright State University-Lake Campus survey shows.

Students in Greg Homan's agriculture society class developed and administered the survey to explore local perceptions of agriculture. [More]