COLDWATER - Village employees likely will receive pay raises to bring their salaries more in line with those in nearby communities.

The salary stud

ST. MARYS - The city's largest group of union workers likely will receive raises this year.

City council members on Monday approved a 3-year contra

CELINA - The State Employment Relations Board has dismissed one of the unfair labor practice charges the Celina Education Association had filed against the school board.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen Community Pool will get a new lining, ideally in time for this season.

The current lining has deteriorated over time, council members learned at Monday night's meeting.

CELINA - A 39-year-old rural Celina man faces 45 felony charges involving minors in obscenity or sexually oriented material.

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CELINA - Mercer County Educational Service Center officials are looking forward to two landmark events they've been pursuing for the past several years.

ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday night gave final approval to an ordinance to allow police officers to place a speed trailer at various locations throughout the village.

Local farmers can apply for another round of funds aimed at reducing nutrient runoff that contributes to toxic algal blooms in the Western Lake Erie Basin.

Celina coach Matt May has had a lot of swimmers advance to the state meet during his tenure with the program.

But what Mason Baker, Grant Guggenbiller, Garrett Weininger, Wesley Rudebusch and Ian Darras have accomplished this season has never been done before.

A number of storylines exist among the six area divers who will compete later this week in the Division II state diving championship.

In the minds

Gone are the days of growing old in a rocking chair.

Physically fit seniors are redefining retirement, and maintaining an active, fit lifestyle is especially important in later years, experts say.