CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has been borrowing drones from other counties to assist with investigations since the beginning of the year. [More]

With Labor Day weekend capping the tourism season, partial tallies show this summer was good for the Grand Lake region.

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CELINA - While persistent rains held down overall attendance, the recent Mercer County Fair resulted in "OK" financial results, board members learned at Tuesday's meeting.

MINSTER - Village electric users have expressed interest in a possible community solar project.

Village administrator Don Harrod at Tuesday's council meeting presented the results of a recent survey to gauge interest in participating in a community solar project.

ROCKFORD - Village council members at Tuesday's meeting rejected a request to put a 120-foot utility pole on Main Street to provide infrastructure for smartphones and other technology. [More]

CELINA - The Mercer County Democratic Party on Tuesday night opened its campaign headquarters at 114. N. Main St., with chairperson Carol Jeffries and state and local candidates encouraging fellow Democrats to lend a helping hand.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen coach Diane Kramer was curious to find out how her team would respond after having suffered back-to-back five-set defeats.

For the first 33 minutes, Coldwater was standing toe-to-toe with Lehman in Western Ohio Soccer League girls soccer play.

Then with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half, Lehman showed the reason why they are ranked third in the state in Division III by the coaches.

Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina girls tennis team gave coach Jan Morrison a milestone victory in grand fashion as it improved to 5-0 in the Western Buckeye League with a 5-0 win over Elida at the Booster Club Tennis Complex in Celina.