ST. MARYS - Hitachi Metals, parent company of AAP St. Marys Corp., plans to sell the aluminum wheel manufacturing company to Kosei Aluminum of Japan, an AAP employee confirmed to the newspaper on Wednesday. [More]

COLDWATER - The senior vice president and chief financial officer of Mercer County Community Hospital has announced his retirement, effective March 22.

CELINA - Tickets are going fast for the Aug. 9 concert featuring Montgomery Gentry with Eddie Montgomery and Phil Vassar that will kick off the 2019 Mercer County Fair.

ROCKFORD - Council members presented a plaque to longtime utility supervisor Tom Beahrs during Tuesday's meeting, commemorating his 20-plus years of service to the village.

CELINA - A man facing seven felony and three misdemeanor charges for his alleged involvement in a car accident followed by a high-speed chase and a second vehicle accident waived his right to a speedy trial on Wednesday.

CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members on Wednesday approved the 2019 budget along with a 2.45 percent raise for employees.

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CELINA - Celina alumna Martha Reineke has penned her second book, the first part in a planned trilogy about the meaning of love.

Within the pages of "Upon Awakening," Ohioan Maribel leaves her home for a new life in a big city and finds a tall, dark stranger named Kal.

Marion Local's boys basketball state title defense began last week at the Fieldhouse in Celina.

The Flyers' Midwest Athletic Conference title defense begins on Friday when they travel to Versailles for a showdown with the 3-2 Tigers.

ST. HENRY - Caden Niekamp was sold on Ball State University when he attended a summer football camp in Muncie.

While he was there, the St. Henry lineman sold himself as a football player to the Ball State coaching staff. [More]