ST. MARYS - Almost 60 people attended an Ohio Department of Agriculture public hearing Tuesday concerning plans to greatly expand a layer hen farm.

ST. MARYS - A Houston, Texas-based company faces more than $378,000 in fines for exposing three employees to dangerous levels of lead, arsenic, iron oxide and copper at a St. Marys scrapyard. [More]

CELINA - The manager of a local construction and demolition debris business on Tuesday was fined and ordered to follow a detailed plan for cleaning up the facility after defying a court order in August.

MINSTER - Village council welcomed a new member during Tuesday night's meeting.

Curt Albers, 37, was sworn in to replace Steve Kitzmiller, who resigned due to time constraints from new responsibilities at his workplace.

MINSTER - Village council on Jan. 20 will vote on action by the planning commission to deny a request by Cottage Cafe owners to rezone the business from residential to commercial.

ST. MARYS - Police are searching for a 26-year-old St. Marys man they believe sexually assaulted a teen on Saturday.

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for David H. Andrews Jr., 1730 Celina Road. He is charged with rape, a first-degree felony, and gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony.

ST. MARYS - A strong start in the opening match allowed St. Marys to pick up two Western Buckeye League wrestling wins as the Roughriders hosted Celina, Shawnee and Bath in a Super-Tri at Murotech Court on Tuesday night.

COLDWATER - Playing with the lead had been problematic for the Coldwater boys basketball team early in the season.

That wasn't the case Tuesday night. [More]

You could have traveled to Coldwater, to Rockford, to Piqua, to Wapakoneta or to the Lima area and you would have received a slightly late holiday present - the gift of good basketball.

Compiled by Colin Foster and
Gary R. Rasberry

Another slow start doomed Parkway Tuesday evening in a 63-55 loss to Temple Christian.

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