COLDWATER - School board members are considering putting a scaled-backed income tax levy on the Nov. 5 general election ballot after their first proposal was resoundingly defeated in March. [More]

CELINA - The first Boardwalk Boat and Bike Show will be held this weekend on West Bank Road.

Hosted by Boardwalk Grill and Boardwalk Village, the two-day event will feature boat, motorcycle and other vendors, live music, food, beer and pickleball and cornhole tournaments.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen Local Schools are in very good financial shape, school board members learned at Wednesday night's regular meeting.

Treasurer Jill Ahlers gave a presentation on the district's five-year forecast.

ST. MARYS - Horticulturists and green thumbs came together on Wednesday to share gardening advice and swap their extra plant cuttings, seeds and containers.

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members discussed staffing issues and the need for a physician to be added to the board at Wednesday's meeting.

CELINA- A Celina man was sentenced Wednesday to five years probation on domestic violence charges in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

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NEW BREMEN - To sum up the key to Parkway's success on Wednesday, they simply followed the words of "Skip" Riggins from the movie "Bull Durham": [More]

SPENCERVILLE - Minster led the boys and girls standings after the first day of the Division III district track meet at Spencerville, advancing five individuals and both relay teams to the regional as seven finals were held Wednesday.

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Joel Kogge pitched a complete-game four-hitter and St. Marys went ahead in the fifth inning to defeat Shawnee 4-1 in the Division II sectional baseball sectional semifinal on Wednesday in Shawnee Township.

ST. MARYS - Timing is everything, and Evan Angstmann had the equivalent of a buzzer-beater.

The St. Marys senior made a recent trip to Defiance College and felt it was perfect for his education and continuance of his basketball career in signing with the school.