FORT RECOVERY - The Lennartz family last week received an early Christmas present: two more children.

Theresa and Dan Lennartz of Fort Recovery officially adopted 7-year-old Nevaeh and 5-year-old Scott into their clan, which includes three birth children. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County officials plan to spend about $100,000 to upgrade handicapped-accessibility outside the courthouse.

The new cost estimate is about $20,000 higher than initially proposed.

COLDWATER - The decision to keep the school open earlier this week when most districts closed for inclement weather was based on experience and student safety, not the school's plan to make up most missed days, superintendent Rich Seas said.

CELINA - Despite an offer to buy the city-owned North Grove Cemetery, officials plan to maintain ownership to ensure adequate upkeep.

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Marion Local and Coldwater came away with numerous honors as the Associated Press released its All-Northwest District Football teams on Thursday night.

Buried beneath the Midwest Athletic Conference's decades of Friday night battles and a heaping pile of playoff appearances and state championship trophies are the memories of the era when the Ansonia Tigers were a part of the inaugural group of the league's founding members.