MINSTER - A group of residents asked village council members at Wednesday's meeting to place a 0.25% earned-income tax levy on the November ballot to build a $5.25 million community center. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members on Wednesday morning approved two measures allowing victims of the Memorial Day tornado to request duplicate birth certificates for free and waiving the costs of local water and sewage permit fees.

CELINA - Plans to expand the Marion Industrial Park by 80 acres moved ahead without a hitch on Wednesday night during a brief meeting of the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission.

ST. MARYS - The president and CEO of Grand Lake Health System told St. Marys Rotarians on Wednesday he believes single-payer health care would not be viable in the United States.

NEW BREMEN - The weather and its impact on new school construction dominated the discussion at Wednesday's school board meeting.

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MONTEZUMA - Council members on Wednesday approved an $8,561 bid to replace the village office's doors and windows.

The bid from Hirschfeld Constru

MERCER COUNTY - Township Line Road has been closed between Fox and Watkins roads in Gibson and Granville townships for a culvert replacement, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced.

Justin Fleagle is one of the best young swimmers in the nation.

Take notice, Buckeye Nation. Fleagle will soon be coming to a pool near you.

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This season, Ohio State's Seth Lonsway had an up-close look at Michigan pitchers Tommy Henry and Karl Kauffman, both second-round selections in the recent Major League Baseball Draft.

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Parkway distance runner Kyle Roth opened the Mercer Health 5K Challenge by winning the Zuma 5K on Sunday in Montezuma.