CELINA - The city recently received a favorable rating on its fire prevention and suppression capabilities, which should lower insurance premiums for some businesses.

ST. MARYS - City officials will apply for a $4 million grant to help pay for a $7.9 million reconstruction of Spring Street planned for 2020 or 2021.

Council members on Monday passed an emergency resolution to apply for a Small Cities Grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation.

MINSTER - District officials are proceeding with plans to improve the junior/senior high school building.

School board members on Monday approved [More]

CELINA - With tears in her eyes, varsity cheerleading adviser Sandi Feltz addressed school board members Monday night about the non-renewal of her contract.

ST. HENRY - Residents may soon pay higher rates for water and sewer services.

Village Administrator Ron Gelhaus said at Monday's village council

COLDWATER - Work on the village's sewer-overflow elimination project is progressing.

Village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas told council member

ROCKFORD - John Vining, a historical author from Willshire, spoke Monday at the Shanes Crossing Historical Society meeting on the importance of forts in Ohio during the early settlement period. [More]

NEW BREMEN - Mayor Jeff Pape and other area mayors will meet with State Sen. Matt Huffman, R-Lima, to discuss local issues.

Pape told council membe

CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities will host an appreciation dinner at 5:30 p.m. March 16 to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

From staff reports

ST. MARYS - Employees reported a bomb threat written on the back door of AAP to the St. Marys Police Department Saturday night

From staff reports

MONTEZUMA - Lakefield Airport Authority members have changed the date of their March meeting from March 13 to March 6.

The

MINSTER - In three previous overtime games this season, including a four-overtime classic against Fort Recovery, Minster had come out on the losing end of the outcome. [More]

Cory Luebke has another chance to make the majors, and that isn't his most important event this year.

Luebke pitched an inning of relief for the Ch