CELINA - A middle school student's recent project for his history class has created a stir, leading to his three-day in-school suspension and raising questions at Monday's school board meeting. [More]

CELINA - A Celina man accused of severely beating his wife and then fleeing on Jan. 18 was arrested Monday after law enforcement took him into custody south of Delphos.

CELINA - Some Mercer County students are turning to drugs and alcohol to cope with high stress levels, attendees learned during the annual health district advisory council meeting.

CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey said adding a second phone line from another telecommunications company could help prevent future 911 disruptions caused by severed fiber-optic cables.

FORT RECOVERY - Village council members hired a new village solicitor at Monday's meeting.

Erin Abels was chosen to take over the position previously held by Erin Minor, who resigned to accept a full-time position with county prosecutor Matthew Fox's office.

Joe Logan wants Ohio farmers to be able to reap the economic benefits from growing hemp, but they can't because it's still illegal in Ohio.

Logan is president of the Ohio Farmers Union, which added hemp cultivation to its 2019 statement of public policy proposals.