CELINA - A visiting judge ruled this week that city officials were justified in terminating former Celina Police Chief Dave Slusser.

Judge Roger B. Wilson issued the ruling filed Tuesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court saying the city's actions were appropriate. [More]

ST. MARYS - School board members at a special session on Friday afternoon filled two administrative job openings.

Former New Bremen Local Schools S

GRAND LAKE - With the help of some dry weather, the lake's algal levels have remained steady for the past several weeks.

The lack of rain through spring into summer may have helped the situation, officials said.

CELINA - Mercer County officials secured road salt for the winter at a considerably lower price than last season's.

County engineer Jim Wiechart sa

CELINA - Celina Tent is seeking to have annexed into the city 9.963 acres of vacant land on which it plans to build a warehouse.

Mercer County Commissioners this week acknowledged an annexation petition submitted by Celina Safety Service Director Tom Hitchcock on behalf of Grieshop Properties LLC.

The season-opening practice for the Parkway ACME team in June was not pretty, coach Bryan Schoenleben said.

A month and a half later, coach Schoenleben's Panthers are sitting pretty as district champions - and the first-year skipper believed in them all along.

ROSSBURG - Daryn Pittman, driving for car owner Kasey Kahne, jumped out to the lead at the drop of the green flag and never looked back in dominating Friday night's 30-lap Knight Before The Kings Royal World of Outlaw Craftsman Sprint Car Series main event at Eldora Speedway. [More]

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The Lorain County Ironmen scored two or more runs in five innings en route to a 15-2 victory over the Grand Lake Mariners on Friday night at The Pipeyard in Lorain.