CELINA - Fire Chief Joel Lange fought back tears as he described the plight of the Celina Fire Department and the little he says it has to offer potential recruits during a jam-packed safety services commitee meeting held before Monday night's regular city council meeting. [More]

CELINA- Representatives from 15 political subdivisions met Monday and formed the Mercer County Joint Ambulance District.

The representatives also moved to pursue a five-year, 1% property tax levy at the Nov. 5 general election to pay for additional paramedics and firefighters.

NEW BREMEN - The New Bremen Police Department will be down six legs later this month.

Village councilors at Monday night's regular meeting approved an emergency resolution to disband the department K9 unit, effective July 14.

COLDWATER- Village council members on Monday discussed a rezoning request that would pave the way for construction of new apartments in northeast Coldwater.

CELINA - Numerous people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court last week on a variety of charges including drug possession, child sex crimes and burglary.

Hope your weekend was extended with the holiday. By the looks of the boat traffic, I believe a lot of people had a four-day weekend.

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Tanner Wendel hit 3-for-4, drove in three runs and threw a complete-game six-hitter as the Coldwater Junior ACME baseball team defeated Defiance 12-3 in the semifinals of the state tournament on Monday at Archbold's Memorial Park.