A nationwide blood and platelet shortage has led to the lowest inventory the American Red Cross has had since 2015.

Olivia Lusher, executive direct

MARIA STEIN - A farm accident that resulted in the death of a Maria Stein man Thursday is under investigation by the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners this week gave the county auditor's IT department the green light to pursue a multi-phase upgrade of the computer network to better support video streaming that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

WAPAKONETA - An unvaccinated man between the ages of 20-40 has died from COVID-19 in Auglaize County, bringing the county's cumulative death toll to 66.

ROCKFORD - Rockford firefighters spent eight hours on Thursday removing grain from a corn silo before locating and putting out a minor fire at Mercer Landmark's Rockford site at 202 S. Main Street.

NEW KNOXVILLE - After Parkway took the opening set from New Knoxville, it appeared the match would be a barn-burner at Ranger Gymnasium.

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ST. HENRY - St. Henry came out on the attack and never let up.

The Redskins rolled past the Wildcats in the first two sets and closed out the third on the way to a 25-15, 25-17, 25-20 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball match at Redskin Gymnasium on Thursday. [More]

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Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina volleyball team snapped Ottawa-Glandorf's 46-match Western Buckeye League winning streak earning a 25-21, 25-23, 24-26, 26-24 win at Hermiller Gymnasium on Thursday to take over sole possession of first place in the league.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Minster and St. Henry earned trips to next week's Division III district boys golf tournament after both teams qualified at Thursday's sectional tournament at Colonial Golfers Club in Harrod,.