CELINA - Two candidates seeking the 84th District Ohio House of Representatives seat spoke at the Celina Eagles Lodge on Tuesday morning, giving local business leaders a better idea of their visions for the area and Ohio.

Celina-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce members were invited to attend a Meet the Candidates session with Susan Manchester, R-Waynesfield, and Joseph Monbeck, D-Celina. Candidates began the session by introducing themselves before answering questions from the audience. [More]

MINSTER - Councilors on Tuesday gave first reading of an ordinance to establish a policy for small cell technology in village rights-of-way.

Cellular phone service using 5G technology has been approved for providers with few regulations on the pl [More]

MINSTER - It took a few kick starts to get things going last night, but once the Minster Wildcats finally started rolling, they were untouchable as they defeated the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays in the opening round of the Division IV tournament in Minster. [More]

MINSTER - Jackson Township and Minster voters are being asked to approve nearly identical tax levies for shared fire/EMS services.

Both levies are 3 mills and are for three years, but they are separate elections.

"The village and the township [More]

It is one week closer to the end of the high school football regular season and one more ticket to the postseason has been punched. Wapakoneta joined St. Marys as the second WBL team to secure a playoff spot thanks to its win over Defiance last week. Also, St. Marys became the first area team to be guaranteed to host a first-round playoff game. [More]

COLDWATER - Large crowds turned out Sunday to get a look at the newly constructed Sanderell Family West Wing at Mercer County Community Hospital.

People waited almost 30 minutes just to get inside before they waited a few minutes more while they were divided into groups for guided tours of the $24 million addition, which opens Oct. 22. [More]

By BRUCE MONNIN
Standard Correspondent

COLDWATER - The Midwest Athletic Conference cross country championship meet consisted of four separate races, with the boys and girls in both junior high and high school competing.

In all four races, one runner finished a good distance ahead of their competitors, and that runner was part of the winning team. [More]

A man involved in a two-vehicle collision on Friday morning stole a car belonging to a person who had stopped to help at the crash site and proceeded to lead police on a high-speed chase before crashing in a field along State Route 707.

Lucas J. J [More]

MINSTER - The Marion Local Flyers and the Minster Wildcats fought an evenly contested defensive game.

Both teams scored on first quarter long runs and then were shut out the rest of the way.

The difference on a rainy, slippery night was that Alex Klosterman was successful on his extra point try for the Flyers, while the Wildcats missed their attempt and later had a field goal try bounce off the right upright as Marion Local held on for the 7-6 victory. [More]