CELINA - The city will extend water lines within the Grand Lake Industrial Park to facilitate manufacturer Versa Pak's proposed expansion to double production and create as many as 25 new jobs, according to officials.
COLDWATER - Village officials hope to receive more than $150,000 in Ohio Department of Natural Resource grant dollars to leverage additional grants to purchase 30 acres for a new park.
ST. MARYS - Pit bulls are no longer singled out as vicious dogs under the city's new ordinance.
City council members unanimously approved an ordinance to replace the one passed in December that declared pit bulls vicious. The new ordinance is breed neutral.
ST. MARYS - The third suspect charged in a 33-year-old murder case on Monday told a judge he has mental and physical disabilities and is penniless.
ST.MARYS - While the final version of the $71.5 billion state budget remains uncertain, one thing is for sure: Ohioans will see a large income-tax cut, Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, said Monday morning.
ST. MARYS - Thousands of electric co-op advocates will descend on Washington, D.C., next week to lobby congressional leaders to prevent expansion of the Environmental Protection Agency's regulatory powers.
MINSTER - Minster school board members plan to spend $110,000 to renovate the parking lot behind the high school.
Board members voted at Monday night's meeting to seek bids for the capital improvement project.
ST. HENRY - A $3,000 donation will help the village replace nearly 80 trees lost to emerald ash borer infestation.
Village administrator Ron Gelhau
ROCKFORD - It appeared that Parkway was closing in on another MAC softball win that would give them sole possession of first place.
Instead, Versailles scored five runs in the top of the seventh and used a big defensive play in the bottom of the inning to get the 5-3 win on the road.
MARIA STEIN - After winning Midwest Athletic Conference and The Daily Standard Dream Team Player of the Year honors this past basketball season, Mari
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St. Henry scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to trigger the run-rule in picking up a 14-2 win over Minster in MAC softball action Monday at Four Seasons Park.
Creative touches brighten landscaping, add value to homes
Outdoor lighting can improve safety, upgrade visibility and give a decorative touch that adds value to any property, according to experts.
The trend today is brighter and more expensive LED lighting, said Ryan Bollenbacher, owner of Pleiman Landscaping of Maria Stein.
