FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday night approved an ordinance to provide services to owners of 30.481 acres of land near state Route 49 and Sharpsburg Road in Gibson Township, upon annexation. [More]

NEW BREMEN - A man at Auglaize Industries turns felt pieces, curtains and robes into lovable stuffed animals of his own design.

Ron Webb, 75, is known as Ronnie at Auglaize Industries where he works on his creations.

Drug drop boxes at jails in Mercer and Auglaize counties have allowed people to dispose of more than 620 pounds of unneeded prescription drugs over the last 18 months. [More]

CELINA - A Fort Recovery man faces a charge of sexual battery against a family member in Mercer County and more serious charges in Darke County, according to court records.

FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery Village Council members on Monday night awarded a $111,161 contract to Beaverdam Contracting of Bluffton to extend the sanitary sewer system along state Route 49.

FORT RECOVERY - Rod Thobe will resign from his village council seat at the end of the year after having served for 34 years.

Mayor Roger Broerman at Monday night's regular council meeting read aloud Thobe's letter of resignation.

CELINA - Patrice "Patty" Menchhofer was leading a normal life in 2004 when, like too many women before her, she received a breast cancer diagnosis that changed everything.

VAN WERT - Celina improved to 10-3 on the season and 5-2 in the Western Buckeye League boys' soccer standings with a 3-1 win at Van Wert Monday afternoon. The Cougars drop to 1-11 and 0-7 in league matches.

FORT LORAMIE - The Marion Local Flyers were momentarily off their game during the second set of Monday's match against defending Division IV state champion Fort Loramie.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

St. Marys' Jill Schmitmeyer became the first golfer in school history to qualify for the state girls golf tournament after competing in the Division II district tournament on Monday at Sycamore Springs in Arlington.