ST. MARYS - City officials on Wednesday met with representatives of three federal lawmakers, asking for support and guidance to improve the water quality of the Miami-Erie Canal and Grand Lake.

Many local farmers will see yield losses due to dry weather and drought conditions.

Combine that with lower market prices for corn and soybeans, and farmers could be facing a tough year, local ag officials say. [More]

COLDWATER - Mercer Health board members at Wednesday's meeting approved issuing bonds for the $24 million expansion of Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.

FORT RECOVERY - School board members Wednesday night unanimously approved a contract with Shinn Brothers Inc., Celina, to expand the elementary/middle school parking lot.

MENDON - Village voters will decide on a 2.6-mill renewal levy during the Nov. 8 general election.

Council members on Wednesday approved submitting

CELINA - A 40-year-old rural Celina man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to 10 felony charges involving pandering obscenity or sexually oriented material involving minors.

CELINA - The sound launched in the Motor City in the 1960s will make a pit stop in Celina on Sunday when The Motown Sounds of Touch performs at Lakeshore Park.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Ross Adolph scored on a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to allow defending champion Lima

It's been some time since I wrote my last column, but even a sports writer needs a summer break.

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