CELINA - Community members showed their true strength by banding together to assist businesses and residents affected by Nov. 5's EF2 tornado that ripped though the city, knocking out power and inflicting severe damage to numerous buildings, mayor Jeff Hazel said.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday authorized a $280,000 contract to drill a well, with superintendent of water and sewer departments Jeff Thompson saying it was necessary to move ahead with the planned water-treatment plant proposal.
CELINA - Walmart officials have been forced to respond after a video showing carts of food being thrown away after the Nov. 5 tornado went viral on Facebook. [More]
Council weighing end to practice of rehiring retired village employees
NEW BREMEN - The practice of rehiring retired village employees may be abolished in the coming months
Council members on Monday gave first reading of an ordinance to eliminate the practice with councilman Dennis Burnell casting the lone opposition vote. [More]
Village plans to connect commercial wells to water plant
ST. HENRY - Two of the five water wells tested at the Reier property west of town for the village's new wellfield project were deemed viable for village use, according to groundwater scientist Chris Cobel.
DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - A rural Celina man was arrested on Monday morning after having been involved in an car accident in a vehicle that was later determined to have been stolen.
BLACKCREEK TOWNSHIP - Winkler Road will be closed between U.S. 33 and Erastus-Durbin Road for a culvert replacement, according to Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart.
Several federal programs are available to help Mercer County farmers affected by the Nov. 5 tornado that struck the western part of the county and destroyed numerous livestock and other farm buildings and killed livestock.
One candidate is running unopposed for a spot on the Mercer County Farm Service Agency committee, while three candidates are running in a contested race for one spot on the Auglaize County FSA committee.
