Nine blighted homes in five local communities have been razed using funds from a Moving Ohio Forward grant.

The demolished homes were located in Celina, Fort Recovery, St. Henry, Coldwater and Wabash. [More]

The proposed development of wind turbines in the northern part of Mercer County appears to be the decision of county commissioners, individual landowners and the turbine company.

NEW BREMEN - Students at New Bremen High School are receiving a two-day "reality check" thanks to the New Bremen Foundation.

Keynote speaker Grant Baldwin kicked off the program Wednesday morning by encouraging freshmen through seniors to become difference makers.

COLDWATER - The Citizen of the Year award issued at Wednesday night's Coldwater Chamber of Commerce banquet could have aptly been named a lifetime achievement award.

ST. MARYS - Auglaize County emergency management director Troy Anderson's job ranges from dealing with oil spills to damaging storms.

Anderson, the

A Maria Stein man who faces 33 sex-related charges in Mercer County was sentenced to 40 years in prison during a Wednesday appearance in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.

Celina Police continue to investigate the death of a 47-year-old man at his Lisle Street residence.

A relative reportedly found the body of Christopher K. Huff, 611 Lisle St., shortly after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

FORT WAYNE - The Avett Brothers are, as one of the siblings sings in "Laundry Room," a breathing time machine.

Scott and Seth Avett and their cohor

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Celina's Collen Byer wrapped up his high school diving career on Wednesday afternoon in the Division II state diving championships at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton with another first team All-Ohio finish. [More]

BATH TOWNSHIP - Just when it looked like Coldwater and Bluffton were headed to overtime, Sarah Schriner stepped up for the Pirates.

Schriner's dri

The 22-game grind of the high school boys basketball regular season comes to a conclusion on Friday night, but plenty of drama still remains in the Western Buckeye League.

The last time St. Henry's boys basketball team captured a Midwest Athletic Conference championship, Bill Clinton was just starting his second term as