ROCKFORD - Parkway Elementary School Principal Mark Esselstein will receive a 1% pay raise as part of a one-year contract for the upcoming school year.

CELINA - The Shelly Co. of Findlay next month is expected to begin a $2.07 million paving project in Mercer County.

County commissioners recently awarded the paving project to the sole bidder, Shelly. The completion date is Sept. 28.

CELINA - A woman was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday after reportedly being struck by an all-terrain vehicle on Burrville Road.

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CELINA - The Mercer County Health District on Tuesday reported two confirmed cases of pertussis.

Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis. [More]

MINSTER - The village could soon face litigation from residents affected by severe basement flooding in May after heavy rains and a pump failure on Second Street.

CELINA - A Germantown man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to an amended charge of attempted aggravated arson in connection to a fire he set in March that damaged his and his wife's Montezuma mobile home. [More]

CELINA - The jury trial of a Fort Wayne, Indiana, man charged with rape has been postponed after doubts arose as to whether his attorney would be able to represent him adequately due to health issues.

ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday evening heard second reading of an ordinance to prohibit peddling, soliciting and canvassing.

Residents have lodged complaints about people "bugging them," village administrator Jeff Long said.

CELINA - Eight hopefuls will take the stage for Celina Lake Festival's 64th annual scholarship pageant on Monday in the Celina Education Complex auditorium.

Ryan Bruns is a Flyer again.

The former Marion Local hoops standout and All-American at Ohio Northern has agreed to join University of Dayton Flyer alumni on a team dubbed the "Red Scare" in The Basketball Tournament, a 64-team event which begins this week and includes a prize of $2-million.

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Van Wert scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull away and defeat St. Marys 9-3 in the completion of the ACME baseball District 5 championship game on Tuesday at Shawnee High School. [More]

MINSTER - A New Bremen couple have combined their knowledge of barbecue to serve the community their homemade versions of the food they love.   

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