CELINA - A mediator will be brought in to help jumpstart contract negotiations between administrators and teachers at Celina City Schools, superintendent Ken Schmiesing said after Monday's regular school board meeting.

LAKE PLACID, Fla. - As a successful obstetrics and gynecology practitioner in Newark, Celina native Dr. Nick Reed delivered more than 12,000 babies during his 44-year career. [More]

FORT RECOVERY -The village may receive more grant funding than anticipated in connection with a multi-use trail project, village councilors learned at Monday night's regular meeting.

CARTHAGENA - Two people suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle chain-reaction accident reported at 3:26 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Carthagena Road and U.S. 127, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Deputy Kirsten Nixon.

FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery school board members during their Monday meeting awarded a $55,299 contract to Regal Plumbing and Heating Co., Sidney, to install a new chiller for the district.

FORT RECOVERY - Celina hitters were never really comfortable swinging the bat on Monday. In the end, they barely needed to.

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ST. HENRY - Brandon Keller looked at the University of Findlay for its education.

Then his throwing prowess gave him an added benefit.

The St. Henry senior will attend the NCAA Division II school and continue his career in track and field as a thrower.

St. Marys senior Karsyn McGlothen and Wapakoneta junior Allie Wilson were named the Western Buckeye League co-Softball Players of the Year by the league coaches as the WBL released its softball and baseball honors on Monday. [More]

Twenty six members of the New Bremen FFA Chapter attended the recent State FFA Convention at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, according to a news re