A spike in fatal crashes in Mercer County led to an increase in traffic deaths in the two-county Grand Lake area in 2019.

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CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday afternoon set a 2020 county budget that reflects escalating expenses.

Appropriations for all count

CELINA - Mercer County's government in 2019 raked in the biggest pot of casino tax revenue - almost half a million dollars- since beginning to receive such payments in 2012, according to information provided by county auditor Randy Grapner.

ST. MARYS - Midwest Electric plans to invest $5.6 million in reliability improvements in Mercer and Auglaize counties and surrounding areas this year

CHICKASAW - Village council members agreed on Wednesday to enter into an agreement to supply utilities to the next phase of the Marion Industrial Park project.

COLDWATER - School board members unanimously approved contract extensions for three administrators after meeting in executive session for 40 minutes on Wednesday evening.

Entering Thursday, only two players had ever bowled 300 games in West Ohio High School Bowling Conference history.

Coldwater freshman Keaton Bruns became the third. [More]

MINSTER - First, Minster girls basketball coach Mike Wiss answered a few questions about how his team took down Coldwater on Thursday night.

Then he was asked to talk about Minster's next MAC opponent, Marion Local.

ST. HENRY - Finishing the game on a 12-1 run, St. Henry pulled away from New Bremen for a 49-35 Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball victory Thursday night at the Redskin Gymnasium.

CELINA - No matter how well a team plays defense, they can't win if they can't score points.

Celina had six points in the first half but was within striking distance of Elida thanks to great defense.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

New Knoxville outscored Versailles 20-13 in the final quarter to defeat state-ranked Versailles 49-42 in Darke County on Thursday night in MAC girls basketball action.