CHICKASAW - Council members on Wednesday agreed to stick with the planned 8-inch water pipe to run from the anticipated water tower and treatment plant to the village, despite a request for larger pipes to better supply fire hydrants. [More]

CELINA - Two of the city's worst streets have been targeted for resurfacing next year under the city's continuing residential street program.

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MINSTER - Minster Local Schools District residents will vote on a replacement levy to maintain the district's recreation fields.

The five-year levy

MONTEZUMA - Andrea Heimkreiter was sworn in on Wednesday evening as a member of village council.

She had served on council previously and also served as village fiscal officer from November 2014 through January of this year. She has lived in Montezuma since 2008.

CELINA - Bart Leininger, Celina, is the newest member of the Mercer County Fair Board.

A Celina Electrical Department employee, Leininger and his w

NEW BREMEN - School district officials anticipate dipping into deficit spending beginning in 2020.

Board members approved treasurer Jill Ahlers' f

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County voters have requested 3,055 absentee ballots since early voting began on Oct. 10.

So far, 849 completed ballots have b

CELINA - Sidney S. Shoffstall, 51, Mendon, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth-degree felony, and failure to appear, a fourth-degree felony, in a plea agreement in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey has received more than $35,000 in grant money to help deputies reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injury accidents.

DEFIANCE - The cold weather brought the best in the Celina defense on Wednesday evening.

Cale Schmitmeyer's goal with 13 minutes left in the first half held up as Celina came away with a 1-0 win over Defiance in the Division II sectional final at Fred Brown Stadium in Defiance.

COLDWATER - Coldwater passed its first tournament test on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers will now prepare for what the coaching staff believes to be their toughest sectional test in quite a long time. [More]

For decades, hall of fame coach Hank Schwieterman was the face of the Coldwater cross country program. Twenty years ago this fall, the since-retired coach helped guide his Cavalier boys' squad to their first Midwest Athletic Conference title in nearly 15 years.

Compiled by Colin Foster

The St. Marys boys soccer team captured its seventh straight Division II sectional championship on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory over Elida in double overtime.

  Every story, or, in this case, every streak has two sides.

Coldwater owns a 22-game winning streak over St. Henry in the Backyard Battle. This group of seniors doesn't plan on letting that streak end, either.

  There is not a whole lot of change in the projections this week, as most games around the area went according to form. However, the few upsets that occurred had big effects, such as Anna defeating Coldwater and Ottawa-Glandorf taking out Kenton.

VAN WERT AT CELINA
Celina Stadium
Friday, 7 p.m.

Last Season: Brett Schwieterman had 340 passing yards and six total touchdowns in the 63-21 victory over the Cougars at Eggerss Stadium. The Bulldogs finished with 625 yards of total offense.

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