WAPAKONETA - Fewer childhood immunizations have been administered during the COVID-19 pandemic, putting U.S. children at an increased risk for outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, a local health official said.

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local teachers could receive a 1% raise for the 2020-2021 school year.

School board members on Monday approved a memorandum of

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer or Auglaize County on Tuesday.

The Mercer County Health District in a news release reported 235 confirmed cases, 178 people who have recovered, 42 pending tests, 821 negative test results, seven hospitalizations and eight deaths from COVID-19.

CELINA - The Mercer County Republican Party is a co-signer of a letter criticizing Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's administration's public health orders that signatories believe hurt the state's economy.

ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools will see a roughly $200,000 cut in state funding for the remainder of the fiscal year and officials expect see a more than $600,000 cut each year in fiscal years 2021-2024.

If anyone could truly be the face of St. Marys girls basketball, Nikki Miars would be the choice.

The 5-9 wing could do it all in her four seasons

A captain for legendary Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, a professional baseball career and a coach for two World Series championship teams.

Galen Cisco did all of that and more after graduating from St. Marys in 1954.

Coldwater opened its summer baseball season against Fort Loramie at Veterans Field on Tuesday. Due to a scheduling error, the Coldwater varsity playe