CELINA - Three counts of sexual battery against a former kindergarten teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy have been dropped after Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Ingraham granted a motion by her defense attorney.
ST. MARYS - The field at Memorial High School's new athletic complex will be called "Grand Lake Health System Field" after a $300,000 donation from health system officials. [More]
CELINA - Democrats in small, rural areas such as Mercer County can achieve victories at the polls by connecting with voters on issues that matter locally, the president of the Ohio Democratic County Chairs Association stressed to a large gathering on Thursday night.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioner Don Regula highlighted some of the county's successes of the past year, such as the sale of Auglaize Acres, and spoke of some improvements to come during the Wapakoneta State of the City, County and Schools event on Thursday.
CELINA - U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, announced nearly 250 sites where Ohioans can safely dispose of unwanted and unused prescription drugs on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
FORT RECOVERY - Thomas More University was one of the first schools to reach out to Payton Jutte, and the Fort Recovery senior made his choice for college and to play men's basketball at the NCAA Division III college in Kentucky on Thursday.