CELINA - The Mercer County Council on Aging hopes to soon begin assessing the needs of Mercelina Mobile Court residents who must leave their properties before the end of the year.
The approximately 50 home-owners are being forced to move because the mobile home court was put up for sale. Celina city council members are now considering legislation allowing the purchase of the land to expand city parks. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway's girls basketball game with Bradford on Tuesday night was big on two levels.
The first was the Panthers beat the Railroaders 52-49 to move them to 6-7, doubling their win total from a year ago.
The second was while the Panthers gave up a 15-point lead in the final minute of the game but did not give up the game, getting a game-winning bucket from Sierra Fent with 27.4 seconds remaining. [More]
Commissioners again allocate funds for salary, benefits
CELINA - Mercer County will continue paying $5,000 toward salary and benefit costs for Milt Miller, who spearheads water quality improvement projects at Grand Lake.
CELINA - Former Mercer County Auditor Mark Giesige will resign from the board of elections at the end of March to focus on his work with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.
ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday welcomed a new member.
Mayor Amy Joseph swore-in John Dooley during council's regular meeting. Dooley, who ran unopposed in November's general election, replaces Ron Searight, who did not seek re-election.
FORT RECOVERY - The online calamity day plan utilized earlier this month was a positive, successful experience overall, superintendent Shelly Vaughn said.
Derek Thobe's free throws in the closing seconds of the game allowed Coldwater to pick up its fourth win of the season in an 81-78 win at Kenton on Tuesday night.
