ST. MARYS - City administrators are considering asking voters to amend a 10-year, 0.5% income tax levy first passed in 1985 to make the tax permanent
First plows of the season hit the streets
CELINA - Mercer County encountered its first accumulating snowfall of the 2020-2021 winter, with between 11/2 and 2 inches piling up on the ground by 4 p.m. Monday. [
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CELINA - Two Muncie, Indiana, men were arrested on Thanksgiving Day on grand theft and breaking and entering charges after they were reportedly found hauling a stolen trailer and ATV. [
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Deaths occurred since Wednesday
CELINA - Eleven more area residents have died of COVID-19 since Wednesday.
The deaths of eight Mercer County residents raises the county's toll to 53, while Auglaize County officials reported three new deaths, raising its total to 29.
CELINA - A Celina woman pleaded guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and possession of drug-abuse instruments after reportedly being involved in a minor injury accident on Sunday afternoon.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart reminds residents of his office's policy on replacing and repairing mailboxes damaged by county crews plowing snow.
Scoreless quarter stymies St. Henry
WAPAKONETA - When the game started to get away from St. Henry, it was gone in a hurry.
St. Henry led 11-9 after the first quarter, but couldn't find the basket in the second quarter, allowing Wapakoneta to get into a rhythm on the way to a 58-30 loss at Wapakoneta High School on Monday night.
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Celina earned a split with Van Wert in Western Buckeye League bowling action on Monday night at Olympic Lanes in Van Wert.