A total of 140 stumps and logs were removed from Grand Lake during a six-week project to improve navigational safety in the lake, reported Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Assistant Manager Brian Miller.

MINSTER - A streetscape saluting the rich history of this Auglaize County village is what planners envision for the Fourth Street reconstruction project in 2011. The entire project including street work carries a $3.6 million price tag.

An 18-year-old Celina man faces multiple charges after he allegedly entered a local church on three separate occasions and took items ranging from hand-held bells to electronic equipment. [More]

The recent death of a 71-year-old St. Marys man involved in a Nov. 21 accident has been ruled a traffic fatality, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.

Mercer County engineers have added four more bridge projects - totaling an estimated $1.2 million - to their agenda for 2010.

The projects were app

Mercer County commissioners this week agreed to hire a company to re-design the Web site of the county's economic development office.

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CASSELLA - Marion Mutual Insurance Association has doubled in customer accounts in the last four years, said Sue Swartz, general manager.
"More customers requires more space," she added.

MARIA STEIN - Construction is complete and Lamm's Insurance has moved into a new brick building at 8085 state Route 119.

Since he and other Marion Mutual Insurance Association building members needed to expand, Lamm built an insurance office in Maria Stein, 3 miles east of his old location.

CHICKASAW - For some 18 years, Stan Homan said he and Tom Lamm did what experts said couldn't be done: Two competing insurance businesses shared an office.

The last time Coldwater tangled with Youngstown Ursuline in a state championship game, it turned out to be a game that would be talked about along with other great state championship games. [More]

ROCKFORD - Parkway dominated from the opening tip in leading wire-to-wire in a 60-34 trouncing of Wayne Trace in nonleague girls basketball action on Tuesday night in Rockford.

WAPAKONETA - St. Henry jumped out to a big lead early, which came in handy.

A Wapakoneta comeback and some heavy foul trouble made for a nervous second half before St. Henry won the battle of Redskins 45-37 in nonconference action at Wapakoneta High School on Tuesday night.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Coldwater and St. Marys swim teams opened their seasons in a trimeet hosted by Ottawa-Glandorf. No team scores were recorded on the results.