MINSTER - Council members on Monday expressed interest in hiring a new company to construct a solar field after terminating an agreement in April with an Alabama company officials said failed to meet contract requirements.

CELINA - The Celina Lake Festival was called off on Tuesday night due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, joining a growing list of long-standing area summer celebrations to have been scrapped. [More]

RECOVERY TOWNSHIP - Sawyer Overman, the 6-year-old Fort Recovery boy who died in an all-terrain vehicle accident, reportedly was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident. [More]

CELINA - A new case of COVID-19 reported Tuesday raised Mercer County's total number of confirmed cases to 215.

No new cases were reported in Auglaize County.

ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday approved updates to the Shanes Crossing Subdivision covenants and restrictions as a result of an earlier discussion.

Annual picnic is canceled

BURKETTSVILLE - The annual Burkettsville Picnic is among the latest area festivals to be canceled.

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"In the era before video, there was only word of mouth of his legend and news articles," one panel member said.

Wally Post was a pioneer in making the area known for baseball, and the first Redskin to make it to the top level of professional sports.

As she neared the end of her high school volleyball career, Sarah Poling already knew her future was bright.

But Poling still continued to work.