The Ohio Department of Natural Resources and attorneys for more than 50 Mercer County landowners are each claiming victory after the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday opted not to hold the state agency in contempt. [More]

Funding could be on the way to area fire departments facing monthly user charges for the upgraded Multi-Agency Radio Communications System that summons them to fires and other emergencies.

The state for the sixth consecutive year has issued a recreational water advisory for Grand Lake due to unsafe blue-green algae toxin levels.

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VERSAILLES - A 37-year-old woman was killed Tuesday afternoon when she became trapped in pasta-making equipment at a factory in the village.

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CELINA - Construction has begun for a new dredge material relocation area near Wright State University-Lake Campus.

The land, north of state Route

ST. MARYS - Commencement ceremonies for 173 Memorial High School seniors is 2 p.m. Sunday at Murotech Court.

Kristen Dammeyer is valedictorian with a grade-point average of 4.67 on a 4.0 scale. Weston Hirschfeld is salutatorian with a 4.561 GPA.

MONTEZUMA - County officials are seeking contractors for a project that will double the size of the existing Prairie Creek Treatment Train in Franklin Township.

Former Mercer County resident Sara DeVall became the second person arrested by the sheriff's recently formed heroin unit.

DeVall, 26, currently of

WAPAKONETA - Alt-country stalwarts James McMurtry and The Bottle Rockets are coming to Route 33 Rhythm and Brews on May 30 for a co-headlining show.

COLUMBUS - Guns N' Roses fans in line for the restrooms or at the beer stands Friday evening at Columbus Crew Stadium had the same questions: Would Axl Rose show up? Would the band hit the stage on time?

Yes and yes.

COLDWATER - After playing eight innings the first time they met, Fort Recovery and Minster decided to work overtime again at the Division IV district baseball tournament on Wednesday in Coldwater. [More]

BATH TOWNSHIP - Ottawa-Glandorf's Megan Kitchen and Parkway's Sierra Fent didn't intend to allow many base runners.

So capitalizing with runners on base was crucial for both teams. [More]

Since the moment she could stand upright, Pam Ranly can't recall an instance when she wasn't able to run.

From 1997-2000, Ranly, formally Pam Roes

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The Celina boys tennis program made history Wednesday.

For the first time ever, the Bulldogs will have a singles player and doubles team advance to the state tennis tournament after the first day of the Division II district tournament in Bowling Green.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina advanced two athletes to next week's regional track meet after the first day of the Division I district meet at Tiffin Columbian High School on Wednesday.