CELINA - Officials from the sister cities of Celina and Minamiawaji, Japan, signed an agreement on Monday night reaffirming their partnership during an hourlong ceremony of mutual respect. [More]

CELINA - A Celina man feels city officials are unfairly targeting residential properties under the junk ordinance while turning a blind eye to some businesses he believes are just as cluttered.

ST. MARYS - Several area history enthusiasts attended Monday's city council meeting to show support for renovating the old Reservoir Mill on High Street.

COLDWATER - Village employees' health insurance rates may spike in the upcoming year.

A preliminary quote for 2016-2017 carried about an 11 percent increase over this year's $288,000 annual cost, finance director Jason Eyink said at Monday's village council meeting.

NEW BREMEN - Village officials are proceeding with plans for the Front Street reconstruction project.

Village council members on Monday had second [More]

ST. HENRY - Village council members at Monday's meeting advanced plans to eliminate parking along a stretch of state Route 118.

The ordinance, which will have a third reading on Aug. 8, would ban parking in front of 501 N. Eastern Ave. to improve motorists' visibility.

Despite a modest rate increase, Mercer County has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in the state for the third consecutive month.

Mercer Coun

BERNE, Ind. - The annual Swiss Days celebration in Berne will feature music, food and a wide variety of events in keeping with the community's Swiss heritage. The festival starts Thursday and runs through Saturday.

I'm a fan of films about racing - "Days of Thunder," "Rush" and "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

My college roommates were big NASCA

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The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA (AMFY) Waves swim team will be represented by three swimmers at this week's YMCA Lon