Manchester says higher gas tax would burden motorists
CELINA - State Rep. Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, believes Gov. Mike DeWine's proposal to increase the state gas tax by 18 cents all at once would overburden Ohio motorists. [More]
COLUMBUS - Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Commission members reached no decision on Tuesday on whether Lake Erie should be deemed a distressed watershed, according to member Bill Knapke of Fort Recovery.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday denied the board of elections' request to give its two directors a pay raise above the 3 percent maximum that department heads were permitted to raise their salary accounts in 2019.
CELINA - Cheryl Ann board members learned on Monday evening that they could save several thousand dollars in their $30,000 to $50,000 remodeling project.
WAPAKONETA - Seven men were arrested on Friday on numerous drug charges after a lengthy investigation by undercover officers with the Grand Lake Task Force.
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools officials have implemented a three-hour delay policy that will be used as needed to combat the growing number of canceled days due to weather. [More]
ELIDA - Coldwater scored 16 of the game's final 20 points to pull away from Paulding 67-52 Tuesday night in the Division III sectional semifinals at the Elida Fieldhouse.
LIMA - For most of the season, Celina coach Jay Imwalle has referred to his team's third-quarter struggles as a "bugaboo."
Leading Napoleon 32-27 just over a minute into the third quarter on Tuesday night, the bugaboo struck again as the Wildcats went on a 13-0 run to take a 40-32 lead. [More]
Parkway built up its lead throughout the game and advanced to the Division IV sectional final on Friday with a 48-38 win over Lincolnview on Tuesday night at Paulding High School. Parkway defeated Lincolnview 80-63 in the regular season in Rockford.
