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Versailles graduate takes over as Marion Local volleyball coach
By Gary R. Rasberry
Megan Campbell doesn't graduate from college until May, but she is already taking over one of the most dominant volleyball programs in the state of Ohio.
Campbell was formally hired as head coach at Marion Local on Monday night during the district's board of education meeting. She will also teach math at the high school. Campbell takes over for Amy Steininger, who stepped down in January after 258 wins and five state titles in 11 seasons. [More]
ST. HENRY - School board members voted without hesitation or discussion Monday night to allow former track and cross country coach Dan Hemmelgarn to be a volunteer varsity track coach starting today.
ST. HENRY - Police chief Bob Garman will be spending time inside all of the village's school buildings.
Garman has been going into the schools a couple of days a week, and the district has offered him office space in all three buildings, he told council members Monday night.
ST. MARYS - The city may hire a consultant for no more than $75,000 to oversee the purchase and installation of an automated meter reading infrastructure.
CELINA - City council members on Monday night passed first reading of legislation authorizing safety service director Tom Hitchcock to sell certificates of ownership for lots in the newly acquired North Grove Cemetery.
MARIA STEIN - Open enrollment will continue in the Marion Local School District as a result of action taken by board of education members Monday night.
ST. MARYS - Permanent improvement projects for St. Marys City Schools could total about $350,000 for 2014 with purchases that include two new buses and a new multi-purpose vehicle.
Despite a slight rise, Mercer County maintained the state's lowest unemployment rate in January, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. It has been the lowest in the state for more than two years.
