New organization marks anniversary, notes success stories
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - A local business organization is celebrating its first anniversary with success stories and new ideas for finding and retaining employees.
Sean Dorsten, president of the Auglaize/Mercer Business-Education Alliance, on Tuesday told representatives of more than 80 area businesses about new partnerships and plans for the future. [More]
CELINA - The quiet hero whose impact as a volunteer has been deemed immeasurable by the Call Food Pantry, St. Paul's United Methodist Church and Mercer County Council on Aging was honored Wednesday afternoon at Romer's Banquet Facility.
Council director Karen Howick presented Phil Fennig with the 2015 Outstanding Senior award, to the applause of his contemporaries. [More]
CELINA - The lakeshore walkway project is substantially completed, mayor Jeff Hazel announced earlier this week. Also, contractors are making headway on the West Bank Road reconstruction project.
FORT RECOVERY - School officials will expand the use of technology in learning next year by equipping younger students with iPad minis and Chromebooks, technology director Travis Tegtmeyer told board of education members Tuesday night.
MINSTER - Officials plan to extend a water line to a currently vacant lot south of the village.
Council members Tuesday approved replacing an abandoned water line to the property owned by J&B Land Co. at the intersection of state Route 66 and Dirksen Road.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday set 11 a.m. June 11 as the date to open sealed bids for the handicapped-accessible project at the courthouse.
Mitch Dorner's squeeze-bunt single scored D.J. Kunkler in the top of the sixth to give St. Henry a 3-2 win over Fort Recovery in a non-conference tuneup baseball game between the two tournament teams on Tuesday in Fort Recovery.
Ohio State redshirt freshman pitcher Adam Niemeyer was named to the Big Ten Conference's All-Freshman Baseball Team in voting done by the conference coaches.
