CELINA - City officials are turning to the state to try to collect nearly $325,000 in delinquent municipal court fees and fines.

After having heard

ST. MARYS - The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is now investigating a homicide after one of two men shot on April 11 near State Route 364 near Grand Lake died this morning due to injuries suffered in the incident.

WAPAKONETA - The second St. Marys teen in a week has died from injuries suffered in and automobile accident on U.S. 33 in western Auglaize County. [More]

ST. MARYS - City officials introduced legislation on Monday to speed construction of the new water-treatment plant.

Council members gave first read

NEW BREMEN - Village council members on Monday approved final reading of an ordinance establishing an eight-year, 45-percent tax abatement for the New Bremen Brewing Co. [More]

MINSTER - School board members on Monday accepted a $293,247 fire-suppression work bid for the planned junior/senior high school renovation project.

The bid was submitted by A-1 Sprinkler & Systems Integration of Miamisburg.

CELINA - A volunteer for the Aaron Heilers campaign pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from a reported confrontation with rival candidate Travis Faber on April 17.

ST. HENRY - To make a grant application for a $397,000 intersection project more competitive, village officials might increase their share of the cost if their application were approved.

CELINA - Mercer County Cheryl Ann Board of Developmental Disabilities members on Monday discussed plans for their required yearly in-service on May 3

Mercer County's unemployment rate, already the state's lowest, fell another half percent in March to 2.4 percent.

The March rate was down from February's 2.9 percent, according to Ohio Department of Job and Family Services data released today.

ST. HENRY - MPS Feed LLC, a partnership between Mercer Landmark Inc and Prairie Star Farms, is building a new state-of-the-art feed mill and processing plant in St. Henry.

COLDWATER - Austin Riethman worked on his swing and getting stronger in the offseason.   

And the Coldwater leadoff hitter is seeing results.

Rie

CELINA - After having endured a rough weekend of baseball and facing a tough week ahead, Celina needed something to spark the team as it faced state-ranked St. Henry on a rainy Monday afternoon. [More]

Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry

Minster scored four runs in the top of the second, but South Adams score five in the bottom of the fourth to win the interstate battle of state-ranked baseball teams 5-4 at Anderson Field in Berne, Indiana.