CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday morning voted to add an extra $5 tax on operators of all motor vehicles used on public roads or highways.

MONTEZUMA - The state fire marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of a fire that destroyed a vacant mobile home on Thursday morning.

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CELINA - Data are increasingly used to provide insights on better farm management, and The Ohio State University's eFields program aims to help farmers further by providing data from field-scale research. [More]

ST. MARYS - St. Marys Chamber of Commerce officials on Thursday honored several local individuals, organizations and businesses for their contributions to the community.

LIMA - In a matter of 13.1 seconds, Coldwater went from being down four to keeping its season alive.

Jacob Wenning's 3-pointer with 13.1 seconds cu [More]

VANDALIA - More than half of Minster's roster had flu-like symptoms this week as they prepared for the Division IV regional semifinal against Tri-Village.

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Coldwater senior Brian Chmielewski kept his season going with a win in the colsolation bracket after losing his opening match at the Division III state wrestling tournament on Thursday at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University.

Three area players - Marion Local's Nate Bruns and Minster duo Ivy Wolf and Courtney Prenger - earned first-team All-Northwest District honors for their bodies of work this season.