CELINA - Mercer County voters on Election Day approved a new Department of Job and Family Services tax levy to help pay for operating and capital improvement expenditures to support children's services. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County Commissioner Jerry Laffin resoundingly defeated Democratic challenger Kathy Deitsch by capturing 75.7 percent of the vote, securing another four-year term. [More]

Voters participated in droves this presidential election, casting their ballots either earlier or showing up at the polls on Election Day on Tuesday.

COLDWATER - Officials are considering installing field turf at the football field.

Athletic director Eric Goodwin said during Tuesday's school board meeting that he has been researching installation and maintenance costs of a turf field.

A Shelby County judge won the open seat on the Ohio Third District Court of Appeals.

Judge William Zimmerman, 63, the presiding Shelby County Proba

Keith Faber, R-Celina, easily defeated Ed Huff Jr., D-Ansonia, for the Ohio House of Representatives District 84 spot held by Jim Buchy, R-Greenville

St. Marys and Rockford voters approved Sunday alcohol sales options for three businesses.

Pantry Pride, 1550 Celina Road, St. Marys, was granted Su

ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members learned Tuesday that insurance rates for 2017 will remain relatively similar to 2016.

Of the three plans

MINSTER - School district voters on Tuesday approved two levy renewal issues.

The 15-year, 1 percent income tax was approved with 1,864 or 74 perce

By ED GEBERT, JARED MAUCH AND WILLIAM KINCAID
newsdept@dailystandard.com

Three area Republican congressmen held off Democrat challenges to win re-election Tuesday night.

Voters in both Fort Recovery and Mendon on Tuesday approved tax levy renewals.

In Fort Recovery, two renewals were approved. A 2.3-mill current expenses levy won approval 482-226, while a 2.5-mill street repair levy passed by a 502-215 count. Both levies have been collected since 2007.

Linda Haycock, the president of Shawnee Schools Board of Education near Lima for the past eight years, won a four-way contest for the 1st District seat on the State Board of Education in Tuesday's election.

By Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry

Owens Community College volleyball coaches Denny Caldwell, Sonny Lewis and Billy Bonham were in St. Marys Monday signing another volleyball player from the area in Ally Angstmann.