CELINA - A drawn-out case that pitted Brian and Kelly Anderson against Allen County Children Services finally came to a close in September after the Ohio Supreme Court declined to accept jurisdiction over the latest appeal in the adoption of 3-year-old Maddy. [More]

COLDWATER - Mercer County Community Hospital officials are cautiously hopeful that the influenza epidemic may be reaching its end.

"We're still con

CELINA - A Fort Wayne, Indiana, man charged in connection with a Nov. 30 police chase from Rockford to Decatur, Indiana, failed to appear on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for his pretrial hearing.

CELINA - A 23-year-old Celina woman pleaded not guilty to a drug charge on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

Alyssa R. Ridder was arraigned on a fifth-degree felony charge of aggravated possession of drugs.

ST. MARYS - Heather Dowell is still reeling from having been named the new director of Arts Place Inc.'s Auglaize/Mercer Center, a job she says is a dream come true, not only for her but also the 6-year-old version of herself who once aspired to become an artist.

WAPAKONETA - It came down to the final bout of the night between Celina and Wapakoneta to see which team moves on to the Division II Wrestling Team Duals Tournament on Wednesday night.

VERSAILLES - Covington began with a 59-14 victory over Parkway in the semifinals of the OHSAA Division III Wrestling Team Duals Tournament at Versailles High School on Wednesday night. [More]

The future looked bleak for the St. Henry basketball team after it had been dealt back-to-back 20-plus-point losses just before Christmas.

Chalk it up as a couple off nights. That can happen when you're playing against two of the best teams in the state (Marion Local and Fort Loramie).

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Minster took part in a multi-team double-dual format swim meet on Wednesday at the Lima YMCA.

Both the Wildcat boys' and girls' teams picked wins over Ada, Lima Senior, Oregon Cardinal Sritch, Indian Lake and Lima Central Catholic.