CELINA - Voters statewide on Tuesday will be asked to support State Issue I - a constitutional amendment that would provide $1.875 billion in funds for community infrastructure projects during the next 10 years.

CELINA - More than $7,000 in private donations will be distributed by mid-June to eligible residents who must vacate their homes at Mercelina Mobile Court.

ST. MARYS - A 51-year-old Celina man is the second person to be arrested in less than five months for the stabbing death of a local farmer 33 years ago. [More]

MENDON - The long-running Mendon Firecracker Festival has been cancelled this year due to a lack of volunteer support.

The Mendon Lions Club has be

CELINA - Farmers who have lost pigs to Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea should report deaths to the Farm Service Agency in case federal funds become available to help pay for losses.

CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday chose a contractor to complete erosion control work along Beaver Creek for 23 percent less than estimated costs.

NEW BREMEN - Village native Edward Conradi, who made his mark in the field of education, has come home in spirit thanks to a donation from Florida State University.

A 22-year-old Coldwater woman faces community control sanctions in two Mercer County Common Pleas Court cases following her Wednesday sentencing.

Ashley S. Huber, 619 Ray Drive, asked the judge for probation and assignment to drug court to help her overcome her heroin addiction.

Brian Patch will maintain his presence on the basketball court at Fort Recovery's Fort Site Fieldhouse, only for a different Indians basketball team.

Patch will take over as head girls basketball coach at Fort Recovery, pending the approval of the board of education at its next meeting. [More]

ST. MARYS - The temperature was chilly outside, but the Celina bats were scorching hot Thursday against Western Buckeye League rival St. Marys.

Th

ROCKFORD - Kent Retz threw a complete game two-hitter to lead Fort Recovery to a 4-0 win over Parkway in Midwest Athletic Conference baseball action Thursday afternoon at Don Black Field. [More]

MINSTER - Being in in the midst of a frustrating slump, Minster's Sara Hosey needed a boost of confidence.

By the time she gunned down the Flyers'

MARIA STEIN - Academics factored heavily into Gina Kramer's college decision.

The college she chose will be getting a good volleyball player in return.

Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry

  Garrett Stout's single that scored Briar Holloman in the bottom of the fourth held up for the game