CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this month authorized refinancing $5.1 million in bonds on behalf of the Western Ohio Educational Foundation for Wright State University-Lake Campus student housing.

NEW BREMEN - High school principal Brian Pohl on Wednesday tendered his resignation, effective June 29.

Pohl, who was hired as principal in 2012, has been with the district for six years. He is leaving to take a position in Colorado, board member Suzanne Wells said this morning.

FORT RECOVERY - The adoption process is a long and challenging road that can sometimes end in heartbreak.

A local mother who has adopted internationally five times, however, says welcoming a child in need into the family is well worth the effort. [More]

MONTEZUMA - New fiscal officer Bob Brenneman was welcomed by village council members and participated in his first meeting on Wednesday.

Brenneman

Area motorists were involved in at least 25 slide-off accidents due to Wednesday's snowstorm.

Auglaize County Sheriff's deputies were kept busy th

The winners of this year's Daily Standard Girls Basketball Dream Team honors represent a player who finally reached the mountaintop in her third season and a coach who has her alma mater steered into returning to dominance.