MINSTER - Three Minster sixth-graders are commemorating a birthday occasion that is once in a lifetime.

Jay Prenger, Karly Richard and Ansley Heid all turn 12 years old today - 12-12-12.

FORT RECOVERY - A high school teacher indicted on three counts of sexual battery involving a former student and suspended from his job without pay and benefits is seeking a termination hearing with the school board of education.

WAPAKONETA - Christmas came early for Auglaize County Health Department employees who will net 3 percent across-the-board raises in January.

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ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Tuesday accepted the resignation of fellow board member Terry Keiser.

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FORT RECOVERY - Junior students at Fort Recovery High School are honoring the memory of classmate Cody Wehnes, who died in August from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. [More]

NEW BREMEN - Representatives of the Giant Pumpkin Growers presented village council members with early Christmas presents Tuesday night.

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CELINA - A new store in downtown Celina is selling electronic cigarettes and accessories.

Donald Warden has opened Grand Lake Vapor at 112 W. Market St., across from the Mercer County Courthouse.

NEW KNOXVILLE - Tim Hegemier could tell that his New Knoxville girls basketball squad was not up to their usual high level of play on Tuesday night.

CELINA - A disappointing start to the season hasn't discouraged Wright State University-Lake Campus men's basketball coach Mark Ashman as the Lakers' eighth-year mentor believes his team has the potential to have a solid season.

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Marion Local's girls basketball team jumped all over Lehman in the second quarter and pulled away for their third win of the season with a 69-30 triumph over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night in Shelby County.