ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools' finances are predicted to remain solvent the next five years if a renewal levy is passed in 2014.

"This would be the first time since 2008 that the district did not have deficit spending," treasurer Tom Sommer told board members on Wednesday night.

COLDWATER ­- The Mercer Health Board of Governors on Wednesday night approved 2.25 percent raises for nurses and other licensed health care workers.

CELINA -   A local refuse facility was ordered on Wednesday to remove solid waste and other specified debris from its Staeger Road property by March 3

ST. MARYS - Teachers at St. Marys City Schools will not receive a pay raise this school year.

School board members on Wednesday approved a one-year teachers' union contract, retroactive to Sept. 1, that will not include a pay raise on their base salaries. The last contract expired Aug. 31.

A 24-year-old Celina man has pleaded not guilty to felonious assault related to a Sept. 22 stabbing in the city.

Christopher M. McNew, 816 N. Walnu

ST. MARYS - A new book about the history of St. Marys as told by various contributors is set for release Nov. 25.

The launch of "St. Marys Antholog

FORT RECOVERY - Hannah Kaup will continue to play volleyball next season after the Fort Recovery senior announced signing Wednesday with NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky.

FORT RECOVERY - Findlay's recruiting of Fort Recovery's Elijah Kahlig was fairly simple.

The Fort Recovery senior signed with the NCAA Division II power on Wednesday, joining a team that already knows how good a Kahlig looks in the Oilers' orange and black color scheme.

COLDWATER - After growing into a standout golfer at Coldwater High School, Kelsey Koesters appears ready to expand her horizons.

The two-time All-O

FORT RECOVERY - After helping Fort Recovery become a competitive baseball team for the first time in a long time, Blake Boughman will look to make an impact at the next level after announcing on Wednesday that he will play baseball at the University of Northwestern Ohio.