CELINA - City council members on Monday night heard complaints about the Small Town Pride festival held on Saturday including allegations of a physical assault, an inappropriate display of a drag performer's buttocks and being denied access to festival grounds.

Summers are one of the local libraries' favorite chapters.

To bridge the reading gap over summer break, reading programs at many area libraries incentivize young and old readers to put down their phones and pick up a book.

COLUMBUS - Personal records and all-time high scores were set over the weekend by Mercer County athletes of all abilities at the Special Olympics Ohio Summer Games.

MINSTER - One of eight Silver Roses honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe on a nine-month pilgrimage from Canada to Mexico will appear at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Minster at 7 p.m. Thursday.

COLDWATER - Coldwater board of education members this week approved 26 donations to the Cavalier Mascot Project in order to bring back the Captain Cavalier mascot.

CELINA - Three Celina men were indicted on multiple charges related to a break-in at the Dockside Mini Mart early Sunday morning.

The Celina Police

MINSTER - Minster Local Schools Board of Education approved personnel recommendations in a special meeting on Monday evening.

The board approved one-year limited contracts for the 2023-2024 school year to Melissa Schmackers, Title I teacher, and Sarah Regadanz, talented and gifted teacher.

Compiled by Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry

Minster clinched a berth to the District 4 tournament with a 10-3 win over Versailles in the Augalize/Shelby ACME sectional on Tuesday night in Versailles.