AUGLAIZE - Two cases of hepatitis A have been diagnosed in the county, according to information released at the health board's meeting Thursday morning.

CELINA - Ohio Department of Agriculture officials are in the process of permitting some livestock producers in the Grand Lake Watershed to make emergency manure applications during the winter ban to prevent storage units from overflowing. [More]

BUTLER TOWNSHIP - A 4-year-old boy reportedly was airlifted to Dayton Children's Hospital on Thursday afternoon after running into traffic and being struck by a vehicle in the 5400 block of State Route 219.

DAYTON - The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine's Wright Rural Health Initiative has received $166,000 to support health-care provider training on addiction screening in Auglaize, Mercer and 12 other western Ohio counties.

CHICKASAW - Work on the water treatment plant project is on schedule as water lines are being installed and the plant is being built.

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CELINA - Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors members welcomed their newest member, Steve Heckler of Celina, on Thursday morning at the first regular meeting of the new year.

NEW BREMEN - The magic word for St. Henry girls basketball coach Wendi Moorman was "finish."

That was her message after the Redskins gave up a 10-point halftime lead to New Bremen to trail by one going into the fourth quarter. [More]

NEW KNOXVILLE - Versailles used its size advantage to put New Knoxville in a sizeable hole.

And the Rangers could never climb out.

The Tigers outrebounded the Rangers 42-18 and they took control with an 18-0 run in the first half en route to a 45-35 victory at the Barn.

Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry

Parkway hung with Marion Local for one quarter on Thursday at the Hangar.

That, however, didn't continue.