CELINA - Mercer County elections officials no longer are pushing to have new voting machines ready for the May primary election.

Board of elections members this week agreed it's better to fully vet all options rather than rush a decision on a system that would be used for at least the next decade.

CELINA - Flu hospitalizations in Mercer County are down so far this season compared with last year, despite an increase in flu activity and hospitalizations statewide, according to Mercer County Director of Nursing Julia Shaffer.

The Mercer County Farm Service Agency office in Celina is among some FSA offices nationwide that will temporarily reopen today, Friday and Tuesday to offer limited services. [More]

CELINA - Celina High School will host the 2019 Ohio Association of Student Councils' 66th annual state conference.

The three-day conference begins

MONTEZUMA - Village council members approved 2019's budget during Wednesday night's meeting.

Total expenditures for the year are set at $96,908, an increase from $82,059 in 2018. A total of $59,859 has been allocated to the general fund, which covers day-to-day operations in the village.

Over the summer, Marion Local's Nate Bruns played on the same AAU team with Minster's Mike Ketner and Jarod Schulze.

On Friday, Bruns will go against Ketner and Schulze when Marion Local welcomes Minster to the Hangar in this week's Game of the Week.

Twenty-four years ago this week, the Marion Local boys' basketball team prepared to dive into midseason after having survived the holidays with a sol