LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - A Liberty Township man was taken into custody on Tuesday evening after a four-hour manhunt for a reported shooter between Frahm Pike and Oregon Road along the state line. [More]

MINSTER - Councilors on Tuesday voted to hire a Washington, D.C., law firm to defend the village in a lawsuit filed by an Alabama energy company seeking $10.5 million in damages in a solar field contract dispute.

CELINA - Twenty-five businesses in Mercer County that were dealt a blow by the COVID-19 pandemic are in line to receive from $4,000 to $7,000 through a new program authorized by county commissioners.

  CELINA - Mercer County a few weeks ago was leading the state in the number of COVID-19 cases per capita. As of Tuesday, however, it had moved down to fifth out of 88 counties with a rate of 204 cases per 100,000 people. [More]

FORT RECOVERY- Small businesses in Fort Recovery that took a financial hit from the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to apply for assistance after village council acted on Monday night.

COLDWATER - Through four volleyball matches this season, Coldwater has shown improvement every contest.

The Cavaliers reached the .500 mark on the season in sweeping Crestview 25-22, 25-18, 25-14 at the Palace in a tuneup before Midwest Athletic Conference play begins on Thursday.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina continued its hot start to the girls soccer season by defeating Shawnee 5-3 in the Western Buckeye League opener in Shawnee Township.