FORT RECOVERY - Village council members at Monday's meeting transferred $100,000 from the general fund to the William Street project fund.

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CELINA - School board members at a special meeting on Monday organized campaign committees for the proposed 1 percent earned-income tax replacement levy on the Nov. 7 ballot.

COLDWATER - The past weekend's Coldwater Community Picnic went smoothly, according to officials at Monday's village council meeting.

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Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey on Monday announced his office is investigating a multicounty theft ring after the arrest of a New Carlisle man.

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LIMA - Colin Gossard walked off to a standing ovation from the Simmons Field crowd after 8 1/3 innings of shutout baseball.

Two outs later, the Lima Locos celebrated on the field to a standing ovation after claiming their second Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League championship in three years. [More]

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The Parkway girls golf team finished second at the Lady Lancer Invitational hosted by Lincolnview at Hickory Sticks Golf Course in Van Wert on Monday.

ST. MARYS - This weekend marks the 33rd Summerfest Celebration in downtown St. Marys, and organizers are excited about a full weekend of activities.

A lot of people put in a lot of work to put this festival on each year, event chairman Fred Hullinger said.