MERCER COUNTY - Preliminary revaluation results shows the assessed value of all Mercer County properties, roughly 29,000 parcels, reduced slightly to $1.099 billion this year compared with $1.10 billion in 2016. [More]

MINSTER - A Minster-area motorcyclist died in a crash on State Route 48 in Miami County on Sunday.

Todd Oda, 48, drove off the road at about 10:44 p.m., striking a culvert and then hitting a tree, according to Miami County Sheriff's Office officials.

MONTEZUMA - Firefighters freed a St. Marys woman after her vehicle entered Grand Lake early Monday morning near Windy Point.

A fisherman at a nearby channel reported seeing a Dodge sedan enter the water, Montezuma Fire Chief Ron Schulze said. [More]

CELINA - Saturday's match for the Celina girls soccer team was the equivalent to Dorothy clicking her heels three times and saying "There's no place

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New Bremen improved to 5-0 with a three-set sweep of Jackson Center on Saturday in a rematch from last season's Division IV regional final won by Jackson Center en route to a state title.

ROSSBURG - Six-time World 100 champion Billy Moyer powered around Canadian Andrew Reaume on lap seven to take the lead and then survived a couple of mid-race restarts to capture Sunday's 10th annual Baltes Classic at Eldora Speedway.