NEW BREMEN - School board members on Wednesday evening approved a resolution to place a levy on the May 2 ballot.
The purpose of the levy is to construct a new K-8 building adjacent to the current high school complex. Bonds are to be issued and sold to finance the $14.36 million project. The state will cover $5.2 million of that cost, officials have said. [More]
CELINA - A Dayton man reportedly involved in the 2015 burglary of TJ's Grocerette in Rockford and a string of other burglaries around the state was sentenced to three years of community control sanctions.
Kenneth Longstreath, 41, was sentenced Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for five fifth-degree felony counts of breaking and entering. He also was ordered to pay about $9,200 in restitution to Murphy U.S.A. in Bellefontaine for goods stolen, assigned counsel fees and court costs. [More]
Action follows ruling that videos are public records
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office plans to edit video recordings with new computer redaction software before releasing them as public records.
CELINA - County music artist Granger Smith has been tapped to perform at the 2017 Mercer County Fair.
Smith, along with his comical alter ego Earl Dibbles Jr., will perform as co-headliner at the fair's annual concert. The show is set for 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at the grandstands.
CELINA - Celina City-Mercer County Health Board members on Wednesday approved the department's proposed 2017 budget totaling $2.07 million in expenses and nearly $2.42 million in revenue.
Fred Sommer was arguably one of the best athletes to ever shine at Minster High School, which made for an excellent in-home resource of both genetics and inspiration for his oldest son, Dustin, a 2003 Minster grad and one of the most heralded hoops players to ever call Minster home.
Coldwater boys basketball coach Nick Fisher and Minster counterpart Michael McClurg have played the waiting game as the school's football programs again marched back to the state finals.
