WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Board of Elections has approved ballots for the May 4 special election. No candidate races will be contested, but four tax issues will appear on local ballots.

CELINA - Nearly four years ago, mayor Jeff Hazel revealed to Grand Lake Rotarians a dream of relocating Lake Shore Drive behind the inlet commonly called the hot water hole. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners awarded contracts for continued erosion control work along Beaver Creek and materials for bridge replacements, projects that will be overseen by county engineer Jim Wiechart.

WAPAKONETA - Five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday raised Auglaize County's cumulative case total to 3,400.

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SPENCERVILLE - The score from Wednesday's Division II boys basketball district semifinal may read 58-43 in favor of St. Marys, but it was anything but a breeze for the Roughrider fans in attendance at Spencerville High School.

Area basketball players earned postseason honors from the District 8 Basketball Coaches Association.

Minster's Ivy Wolf was named the Division IV P