CELINA - Mercer County officials must address a significant trust issue between information technology personnel and the departments they serve, county commissioners were told this week.

ST. MARYS - Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices residents have been using their sewing skills to create 3,000 quilts for children in foster care across the state. [More]

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Engineer Doug Reinhart hopes his office will have a drone by the end of the year that will help look for log jams in the St. Marys and Auglaize rivers.

GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP - Three people are vying for two seats on the Granville Township Board of Trustees in the Nov. 7 election.

Incumbent Marvin Siefring is being challenged by newcomers Greg Clune and Matt Sudhoff.

ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools District voters will be asked to help decide on the renewal of a five-year, 0.8-mill operating levy proposed by Vantage Career Center that would continue to generate about $935,443 annually.

WAPAKONETA - Cleanup at a Minster bar and restaurant continues to progress, and ownership may be ready to seek a new food service license in November

Mercer County soil and water officials investigated an Oct. 5 allegation of improper manure application that turned out to be human waste coming from the Motor Inn truck stop's septic package plant.

CELINA - Mercer County Facial Hair Club members will host their second annual beard and mustache competition at 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at Brew Nation, 110 S. Main St.

CHATTANOOGA - The people of St. Paul's United Church of Christ have been ministering to the people of the surrounding area and around the world for 150 years.

ST. HENRY - Diana Kramer knew that if her New Bremen squad wanted to clinch a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball title that the Cardinals would need a big game against St. Henry on the Redskins' home court. [More]

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local made Coldwater work for it.

But the Cavaliers eventually got their coronation.

With a 3-1 victory over the Flyers on

ROCKFORD - Minster picked up some tournament momentum with a 3-1 victory over Parkway in the regular season volleyball finale for both teams Thursday at the Panther Gymnasium.

Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry

Celina had a chance to move up for a share of second place in the Western Buckeye League volleyball standings with a win over Shawnee.