The modest, white cabin surrounded by towering trees and the waves of Grand Lake seemed like a lavish resort when Greg Westbrock was a kid.

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The apparent cutting of a fiber optic line Friday afternoon in northwestern Ohio caused the Mercer County Sheriff's Office to lose 911 service for much of the night.

CELINA - City employees removed the outfield fence of Jim Hoess Field this week, the first step in a plan to convert much of Westview Park into four diamonds for girls softball and Little League baseball.

CELINA - A recent request by Dr. Timothy Heinrichs to retire and be rehired as the county coroner will now force him to seek re-election this fall - two years before his term expires - to keep the post.

WAPAKONETA - A Wapakoneta native has accepted the Auglaize County administrator position, pending a background check.

County commissioners John Bergman, Don Regula and Doug Spencer on Thursday offered the position to Erica Preston, 32, at a salary of $65,000. [More]

MENDON - A Fort Wayne, Ind., company was chosen by county officials to spearhead work on several streets in the village.

The bid of $423,200 from Brooks Construction was the lowest of three received in June by Mercer County Commissioners, who on Thursday approved the contract.

CELINA - Grand Lake had trouble bringing runners around to score.

Lake Erie, on the other hand, just needed a couple swings of the bat to bring their runners home.

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Minster, Archbold, Defiance and Bath advanced to the semifinals of the 2014 State Junior ACME Tournament after winning their opening games on Friday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry.