NEW BREMEN - The dream of building a lock tender's house with a canal museum on the west bank of the Miami and Erie Canal will become reality thanks to an Ohio Department of Transportation enhancement grant.
The struggling Celina offense will likely get a boost on Friday night when the Bulldogs welcome archrival St. Marys in the home opener for the Green and White.
Celina head coach Jerry Harris wasn't ready to name Derek Gagle the starting quarterback during a Wednesday afternoon telephone interview, but the Bulldogs' mentor said it would be a "good chance" that the junior would indeed get the nod. [More]
A federal court ruling on Tuesday could give the green light to some of the 102 local sex offenders who previously were ordered not to live near schools.
NEW BREMEN - Matt Smith and Cathy Barr do not consider themselves heroes even though they have engraved heroism plaques from New Bremen Mayor Jeff Pape.
COLDWATER - The hum of heavy equipment is a daily sound these days on the west end of the village as construction is underway for the new Briarwood Village.
Mercer County Commissioners this week delayed signing a loan document, even though county Community Development Director Larry Stelzer said the paperwork is routine.
Officials from Mercer County are still trying to reach an agreement with a Minnesota manufacturing company looking to possibly expand in the former AGCO building in Coldwater, now owned by Bruns Development.
If you thought that the St. Henry and Marion Local matchup meant a lot in the past, and you would be right, this year's edition has even more riding on it.
Last Game: The Rockets got the points when needed to hold off a New Bremen surge to go 2-0 for the first time since 2005. ... Versailles put together a running exhibition to rally from 14 points down to beat Minster 26-20.
Last Game: The Wildcats led 20-6 with eight minutes left in the third quarter, only to give up 20 unanswered points falling 26-20 to Versailles at Memorial Field. ... Fort Recovery gave up three touchdowns in less than five minutes against Parkway, suffering a 33-13 loss to the Panthers.
Last Game: Coldwater saw a six-year home winning streak snapped as Marion Local got its first win over the Cavaliers since 2000 with a 35-14 decision. ... New Bremen had two missed PATs in the fourth quarter, which proved costly as Anna defeated the Cardinals 27-26 in Anna.
