CELINA - A new four-year nursing degree curriculum starting during the fall semester at Wright State University-Lake Campus will strive to shape high-quality candidates for the medical field, program director Lynn Franck says.

ST. MARYS - Chainsaw carving can be as fun as it is dangerous.

John Guagenti, owner of On Track Carving in Coolville in southeast Ohio, shared his process with St. Marys Rotarians during their Wednesday meeting.

ROCKFORD - Law enforcement officers arrested one man Wednesday in connection with Monday's armed robbery of the Dollar General store.

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CELINA - Mercer County-Celina City Board of Health members are considering an operating levy to cover the department's anticipated operating deficit of $150,000 in 2017.

MINSTER - Funding for school projects and student safety were highlighted during the state of the schools public event Wednesday evening.

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CELINA - Local health officials feel they are well prepared for the specter of a disease-based mass fatality situation.

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NEW BREMEN - Two local businesspeople were honored at the Community Improvement Corp.'s annual luncheon Wednesday afternoon.

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CELINA - Simply running faucets a bit until the water is cool is one way people can avoid lead contamination, Mercer County Environmental Director Michelle Kimmel says.

CELINA - Safety efforts by businesses and the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation have paid off in fewer workplace injuries, local businesspeople and officials learned Wednesday afternoon.

CELINA - A St. Marys woman has been arrested for possession of a drug-abuse instrument after a series of vehicle accidents in the city Tuesday night.

MONTEZUMA – Village officials are committed to pursuing a Community Development Block Grant to help fund their upcoming street project.

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Although he's been away from the coach's box for nearly a quarter century, there isn't a time of day that Lou Brunswick isn't in the mood to talk baseball, and following a nearly 50-year career as a player and coach, his stories thoughts and stories are limitless.

ROCKFORD - For the second straight night, Don Black Field hosted a wild baseball game.

This one ended on a wild pitch in extra innings.

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A run in the second inning and then one in the third were just enough for Indian Lake to edge Celina 2-1 in non-conference baseball action Wednesday afternoon at Fifth/Third Field in Dayton.

CELINA - Crystal Gayle, the coal miner's daughter who turned into a worldwide phenomenon, will return to her old stomping grounds next weekend when she performs at Bearcreek Memories Dinner.