ST. MARYS - Students at St. Marys City Schools will pay to participate in extracurricular activities next year if a proposed levy fails at the May 7 primary election.
School board members on Tuesday approved the measure as one of several steps to prevent a future operating deficit. [More]
CELINA - The Celina softball team debunked one softball myth in their season opener on Tuesday afternoon at Eastview Park - the one that states pitchers are ahead of batters early in the season - as the Bulldogs pounded out 18 hits to defeat Minster 14-0 in a five-inning matchup between two of the premier programs in the Grand Lake area. [More]
MINSTER - With painting contractors scheduled to arrive in May, village officials still have not decided what type of lettering to use on the village water tower.
COLUMBUS (AP) - Ohio's natural resources agency said Tuesday it met the second of two court-ordered deadlines to speed up compensation to landowners for losses from flooding near Ohio's largest inland lake.
A Celina man was sentenced to prison March 27 in Mercer County Common Pleas Court while his wife received community control sanctions for heroin-related cases.
ROCKFORD - Village employees will begin working 10-hour days to catch up on projects that have been delayed.
Village administrator Jeff Long told council members on Tuesday the weather has prevented workers from beginning spring projects. He plans to have crews work 10-hour days through April.
MARIA STEIN - Arik Fickert threw five innings of three-hit baseball and Celina got the offense rolling early, but the Bulldogs had to hold off a late Marion Local rally to post a 9-7 win over the Flyers on Tuesday in Maria Stein.
Celina's boys tennis team opened the home portion of their schedule with a 3-2 win over Lima Central Catholic on Tuesday at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.
