MARIA STEIN - School board members and teachers have ratified a new, three-year contract that includes no salary or step increases during the first two years.
Interim Superintendent Doug Karst issued a press release this morning with the approval of the Marion Local Education Association (MLEA). [More]
CELINA - Ron Hammons will join the race for Celina mayor in November.
Hammons filed as an independent candidate earlier this month and Mercer County Board of Elections members certified his petition Tuesday morning.
He needed 25 valid signatures and collected 30, all of which were verified, board of elections deputy director Laura Bruns said at the board's regular meeting. [More]
CELINA - The Celina softball team wrapped up Western Buckeye League play with an unorthodox doubleheader sweep on Wednesday at Montgomery Field.
After the Celina recreation department turned Montgomery Field into a one-day softball diamond earlier in the day, Celina finished a suspended contest against rival St. Marys with a 10-3 win and then capped the season with a convincing 11-1 six-inning victory over Ottawa-Glandorf. [More]
CELINA - A group working to restore Grand Lake and promote the upcoming tourist season hopes to arm businesses with information to tackle challenging questions.
A 69-year-old Celina woman pleaded guilty last week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to charges she fraudulently applied for and received thousands of dollars in loans.
Three area teams are at the top of the standings after the first day of the Division II girls' district track meet at Shawnee High School. Two girls' districts are being held with qualifiers from both moving on to the Lexington Regional.
