CELINA - Celina electricity customers will see a one-time substantial credit on their June bill for May usage as part of a multifaceted plan to reduce a $12 million collection surplus. An overall reduction in electric rates by Sept. 1 also is part of the plan. [More]

CELINA - The West Beach will receive an additional treatment of PhosLock to reduce phosphorus available for the lake's blue-green algae to feed on.

CELINA - City officials this week decided against increasing pay for lifeguards and pool workers now that enough employees have been secured for the summer.

CELINA - A Celina man charged with 20 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor made his initial appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court Monday.

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials on Tuesday reported eight new cases of COVID-19 since their last report on Thursday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 3,667.

MENDON - Village council members during their Tuesday meeting briefly discussed incentives that could be offered to residents to encourage them to clean up their properties.

Mercer County's unemployment rate for April was 2.8%, unchanged from March.

The county also maintained its status as second lowest for joblessness among Ohio's 88 counties, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.

CELINA - Mercer County Health District officials are looking to distribute excess personal protective equipment as the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be winding down.

  When Major League Baseball holds its First-Year Player Draft July 11 through 13, Seth Lonsway hopes to hear his name called early.

After being dra [More]