CELINA - The key to success is learning from the past and drawing on experience.

That was the message given Thursday morning by Wright State Univer

ST. MARYS - Two former city council members are competing for city council president on the Nov. 3 ballot.

James Harris and Lyndella Andrews hope to succeed current president Dan Hoelscher, who is retiring at the end of the year.

CHICKASAW - Voters in Chickasaw will decide whether to renew a five-year, 3-mill operating levy at the Nov. 3 general election.

The levy, according

CELINA - State Democrats, who recently lost five House seats, diminishing their rank to 34 members, are committed to remaining politically relevant and greater conveyors of their message of broad prosperity.

CELINA - Retired teacher Phil Long was named the Mercer County Democrat of the Year on Thursday night at the party's fall dinner at the Celina Eagles

MINSTER - A woman safely escaped a fire that caused extensive damage to her home in the 200 block of North Hanover Street on Thursday.

Deb Perts, w

ST. MARYS - Students at Memorial High School on Thursday morning were temporarily evacuated after a blower motor malfunctioned and smoke filled one of the classrooms.

CELINA - A child suffered minor injuries Thursday after her bicycle was struck by an SUV at a busy city intersection.

The 12-year-old Celina girl was taken to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys, Celina Police Chief Tom Wale said. Her name and condition were not released.

CELINA - A Celina Aluminum Precision Technology employee received an international award for her work on a quality assurance audit.

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COLDWATER - Thursday's Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title match at the Palace lived up to every inch of the hype.

Coldwater fought its way to a 2-0 lead with wins of 25-21 and 25-22, only to have St. Henry storm back to take the next two sets 27-25 and 25-23 to force a fifth game. [More]

ST. MARYS - In a Western Buckeye League winner-take-all volleyball match at St. Marys Thursday night, Ottawa-Glandorf prevailed 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19 to claim its fourth straight league title.

COLDWATER - The Midwest Athletic Conference cross country trophies belonged to the teams from Minster - every single one of them.

The Wildcat junior high and high school teams scored a clean sweep over the field at Cavalier Stadium on Thursday. [More]

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The Celina volleyball team finished WBL play at 7-2 with a three-set win over Kenton on Thursday. Celina won by scores of 25-6, 25-17 and 25-14.

Lehman Catholic captured the top honors in girls soccer and Botkins did likewise in boys soccer as the Western Ohio Soccer League announced its all-league selections.