CELINA - Residential streets continue to crumble as city officials struggle to find a way to pay for much-needed repairs.
West Lisle Street near the Mercer County Fairgrounds is a "a war zone," councilman Bill Sell said at Monday night's council meeting. Councilman Mark Fleck expressed fear the city could end up resorting to chip-and-sealing roads, an approach taken in the 1980s that he said led to a great uproar because of the dust it produced. [More]
Mercer County in February for the first time in more than three years does not hold the lowest unemployment rate in Ohio.
The county's jobless rate fell from 4.2 percent in January to 3.7 percent in February but was bumped from the bottom spot by Delaware County at 3.6 percent, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - A roomful of Fort Recovery residents burst into applause Monday night after all but one village council member voted to annex and rezone 6.19 acres south of town on state Route 49, paving the way for a Dollar General.
CELINA - School board members want to replace as many as five buses next school year and another five over the next five years to update an aging fleet.
CELINA - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has ruled former mayor Sharon LaRue does not have to repay the city $6,107 for medical insurance premiums, ending a lengthy dispute with the state.
CELINA - The city remains on firm financial footing due to the responsible fiscal management by administrators and city council, mayor Jeff Hazel asserted Monday night during his belated state of the city address.
ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday night began preparing for summer by approving first reading of legislation setting pay rates for pool employees and fees for pool passes and shelters.
COLDWATER - Village officials may require an employee to gain certification to inspect backflow protectors for residents using cisterns, according to village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas.
To say that Earl Baltes was a one-of-a-kind person would be an understatement.
Baltes, the founder and longtime owner of Eldora Speedway who passed away Monday morning at the age of 93, turned a plot of land outside Rossburg into one of the most famous dirt tracks in the world.
Celina's Ryan Hoyng added another honor to his stellar basketball career as he was selected second team All-Ohio in Division II by the Associated Press on Monday.
