CELINA - The Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday approved a 2026 budget that appropriates a total of $83.8 million for all accounts and authorizes department heads to grant up to 3% cost-of-living raises to the county's 100-plus employees.

CELINA - A 33-year-old Celina man who fled from the Mercer County Courthouse during an October hearing entered a guilty plea to felony escape charges this week.

Like many villages around the Grand Lake region, Coldwater has an ordinance prohibiting soliciting without a permit. There are currently no valid per

COLDWATER - St. Henry's veteran presence shined through as the Redskins' big first half and composed second half led the team to a 10-0 start after a 48-38 win over Coldwater at the Palace in Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball.

CELINA - For the first nine matches, Celina and Van Wert battled toe-to-toe.

In match 10, the Bulldogs took control and won the final five matches of the night en route to defeating the Cougars 47-23 in Western Buckeye League wrestling on Thursday at Celina High School.

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Marion Local jumped out to a 16-9 first quarter lead and never looked back in snapping Parkway's seven-game winning streak with a 59-45 decision in Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball action at Panther Gymnasium on Thursday.