CELINA - City council members on Monday night unanimously approved new three-year contracts with the police union representing sergeants, police officers and dispatchers. [More]
ST. MARYS - Needed sanitary sewer upgrades in the southeast area of the city could be completed next year with the help of a $335,000 Ohio Public Works Commission grant.
CRIDERSVILLE - A third person has died from injuries suffered in a traffic crash Sept. 5 involving a semitrailer and about 20 motorcycles on Interstate 75.
ST. HENRY - Village council members hope a recent traffic study will support reducing the speed limit from 45 to 35 mph on state Route 118 through the village.
NEW BREMEN - The village's 2014 street resurfacing projects will begin soon following steps taken by village council Monday night.
Council members accepted a bid of $147,552 from Buehler Asphalt of St. Marys to perform the work, which is to be completed before asphalt plants close in November.
Mercer district debuts new outdoor picnic format for annual meeting, election
The Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District will have its 70th annual meeting, family picnic and board election on Sept. 28 at the Mercer County Fairgrounds Lefeld Community Building.
The first official computer points will be released by the OHSAA this week. Normally, that means those of us who track computer points learn if we have correctly guessed how the OHSAA will treat various out-of-state teams.
CELINA - A pair of Payton Smalley goals within a 2 1/2 minute span late in the first half helped Celina pick up its sixth win of the season with a 4-0 decsion over New Knoxville in a rescheduled boys soccer match at the soccer stadium on Monday night. The win moves Celina to 6-1-2 on the season.
Senior setter Regan Hahn was honored for tallying her 2,000th career assist in Minster's three-set victory over Houston on Monday night at Wildcat Gymnasium. Minster won by scores of 25-23, 25-15 and 25-18.
