MONTEZUMA - Though heavy rains forecast today may slow work, councilors learned at their meeting Monday much progress has been made on the major drainage project underway in the village designed to alleviate recurring flooding.

CELINA - Barman Meats, Celina, received a $250,000 grant dedicated to Ohio livestock and poultry producers, according to a news release from Gov. Mike DeWine's office.

CELINA - Cases of COVID-19 have been on the decline in Mercer County over the past few weeks as the omicron variant seems to have run its course, according to Mercer County Health District officials.

COLDWATER - Brad Niekamp was named the Citizen of the Year at Wednesday's Coldwater Chamber of Commerce annual awards banquet.

Neikamp works at WCSM Radio in Celina as a sales consultant and is a member of Coldwater Village Council. [More]

NEW BREMEN - School board members at their Wednesday meeting accepted New Bremen School district's 2021 valuation.

According to superintendent Jas

  SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - The Division IV girls basketball tournament opened Wednesday with a pair of Midwest Athletic Conference teams moving on to the sectional final at Lappin Gymnasium. [More]

SPENCERVILLE - New Knoxville took care of business, dismantling Upper Scioto Valley 63-18 Wednesday night in the girls Division IV Sectional semifinals at Spencerville.

AYERSVILLE - Celina girls basketball coach Branden Rushton has preached to his team to focus on the defense and the offense will come along.

That f

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The Grand Lake area will be represented by three divers at next week's Division II state swimming and diving championships after qualifying for state at Wednesday's district diving meet at Bowling Green State University.

A pair of seniors who reached 1,000 career points on the same night shared the top honor as the All-Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball teams were released on Wednesday.