CELINA - The thrill of gut-jarring roller coasters and spinning ferris wheels can mask the risks patrons face on festival rides.

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CELINA - A local business is expanding into the Grand Lake Industrial Park.

The city planning commission approved a lot split and site plan Thursday for the construction of a 13,840-square-foot shipping/receiving warehouse and office building at 7980 Havemann Road. [More]

East and West bank state dog parks along Grand Lake were closed following Wednesday's storm while state crews cleared tree limbs and other debris, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Brian Miller said Thursday.

Four Grand Lake Watershed farmers issued chief's orders for not submitting nutrient management plans are on track toward compliance while a fifth has

CELINA - Local ag officials Thursday heard about a topic they think and talk about a lot - the weather.

Kristen Kirchhaine, chief meteorologist for a Fort Wayne, Ind., television station, was the featured speaker at the monthly ag breakfast meeting in Celina.

CELINA - A dog bite victim last month was forced to undergo rabies treatment after several missteps prevented health officials from determining if the animal was rabid.

WAPAKONETA - A 17-year-old Wapakoneta girl was killed in a single-vehicle traffic crash on state Route 501 on Thursday afternoon.

Emily Ann Saam was pronounced dead at the scene, just north of Linzee Road, at 12:30 p.m.

ST. HENRY - The top seeds from Mercer and Van Wert Counties advanced in different ways as the ACME district tournament got underway on Thursday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.

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Hanover Street Park was not a hospitable place for top seeds on Thursday night in ACME district tournament action. [More]

Late in the 2012 World of Outlaw season, NASCAR star Kasey Kahne announced he would be making a driver change in his Great Clips-sponsored sprint car.

To the surprise of some, Kahne later named Owasso, Oklahoma, driver Daryn Pittman as the replacement for Joey Saldana.