NEW BREMEN - Police department officials continue their work to establish a K-9 unit.

Council members during their Monday meeting approved the purc

ROCKFORD - More than 600 Mercer County educators attended a professional learning conference on Monday at Parkway Local Schools to learn how to have a bigger impact on students' lives.

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools voters on Nov. 7 are being asked to renew a 10-mill, five-year property tax levy that would continue to collect just over $1.2 million per year.

ST. HENRY - Roadwork bids that came in under estimate have left money to improve village walking paths.

Village administrator Ron Gelhaus told cou

MARIA STEIN - The district's updated five-year financial forecast for the general fund shows an expected carryover this fiscal year of just over $1.1 million, which would increase the cash balance to nearly $4.6 million.

ST. HENRY - School district treasurer Jennifer Bruns expressed concerns that little incoming revenue and increasing expenditures could impact future budgets.

CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed a resolution to apply for a $40,000 Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation grant to help purchase Celina Fire Department equipment.

The St. Henry girls' golf team was painfully close to earning a state qualification over the past few seasons.

However, any memories of the past were washed away by jubilation last week.

Jill Schmitmeyer carded the first hole-in-one of her career at last week's Division II district tournament in Findlay.

She has many more good golf shots up her sleeve for this weekend's state tournament in Columbus.

We have reached the point in the high school football season when it starts to become feasible to project what the final standings will look like in

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina gave up two goals in the final five minutes of the match to fall 4-3 to Liberty-Benton in non-conference play at Benton Ridge on Monday night.

As fall season arrives, now may be the perfect time to hop into an automobile and set out for destinations in Ohio and nearby states to enjoy the typically pleasant weather and beautiful outdoor scenery.