ST. MARYS - For the first time in more than two decades, city officials want to increase the service charge on electric service to help pay for infrastructure and personnel costs. [More]

CELINA - City council members on Monday night advanced a multimillion dollar project to demolish a current water tower and construct a new one.

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ST. HENRY - More than 750 elementary and junior high students Monday were encouraged to take action and prove themselves to the world.

A speaker helped kick off Get REAL week Monday afternoon by firing up the students.

CELINA - Board of education members have taken a major step toward upgrading the district's aging bus fleet.

Board members at Monday's meeting approved a resolution to accept a bid from Rush Truck Center of Ohio for five 2016 72-passenger buses.

St. MARYS - One hundred and fifty-seven seniors will receive diplomas during commencement exercises at 2 p.m. May 24 at St. Marys Memorial High School Murotech Court.

Fort Recovery - Village officials hope to pave 11 sections of streets this year at an estimated cost of $179,333.

Village administrator Randy Diller said the sections are as follows:

• First Street from south of railroad tracks to Butler Street.

CELINA - The city plans to partner with R.J. Corman Railroad Co. to repair the crossing on East Warren Street between Cherry and Buckeye streets that some council members described as deplorable.

FORT RECOVERY - Heavy damage was sustained to the village's Pak-A-Sak store early Sunday morning after an alleged drunken driver drove a pickup truck through the front glass doors. [More]

MINSTER - Federal grants are being used to improve the school district's two cafeterias.

Cafeteria supervisor Donna Borges Monday night told school board members about two Federal Nutrition Program grants.

After being an assistant in the Celina boys basketball program for nearly 30 years, Jay Imwalle will step to the forefront for the 2015-16 season.

MINSTER - The Celina baseball team had to put on smiles for the cameras as they posed for a team picture following Monday night's game at Hanover Street Park.

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Coldwater looked finely-tuned in its tournament tune-up game against Crestview on Monday night at Veterans Field.

The Cavaliers hit four long balls and completed a 16-4 six-inning run-rule victory with nine runs in the sixth.

I was a bit surprised when I heard late last week that Baltimore cut Keith Wenning.

Although he spent all of last season on the practice squad, the