CELINA - Local officials have continued with Grand Lake's water quality initiatives, despite an unorthodox year, having arranged for the purchase of more than 150 acres of land that will be transformed into wetlands or natural areas.

ST. JOE - The cause of a fire that engulfed a St. Joe home on Friday and displaced a family is under investigation, according to Southwest Mercer Fire Chief Roger Lennartz. [More]

CELINA - The number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 3,000 in Mercer County on Friday, as 24 new cases raised the county's total to 3,011.

In Auglaize County, 23 new confirmed cases brought that county's total to 2,387.

WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is offering a new program to improve communications between law enforcement and locals with special considerations in emergencies.

ST. HENRY - From the first possession of the game, when Marion Local's Alex Eyink drained a shot for the Flyers, St Henry was playing catch-up.

It took 29 minutes, but the Redskins were finally able to flip the script. [More]

NEW KNOXVILLE - Coldwater head coach Nick Fisher said Friday's game was a game of spurts.

The Cavaliers had plenty of spurts in the second half, tu

NEW BREMEN - Fresh off the injured reserve list, Minster senior Bryan Falk hit three 3-point shots in a span of 57 seconds in the fourth quarter to lift the Wildcats to a 51-36 victory over New Bremen on Friday night at Cardinal Gymnasium.

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Shawnee pulled away from Celina in the second quarter and never looked back as the defending Western Buckeye League champion extended its winning streak to 29 straight games in an 81-37 win over the Bulldogs at Lappin Gymnasium on Friday night.