CELINA - 2015 was a record-setting year for area tourism, Greater Grand Lake Region Visitors Center Executive Director Donna Grube said Thursday at the group's annual award luncheon. [More]

CELINA - For too long, America's political pendulum has swung too far right, benefiting the most affluent people while leaving the collective America behind, Frances Strickland says.

ST. HENRY - Ohio is fiscally strong, but Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor isn't taking her foot off the gas.

"I've never been one to accept the status quo," she told area Republicans at the annual Reagan Day Dinner.

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members promoted one employee and hired two others during their meeting on Thursday.

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CHICKASAW - Village officials are waiting to hear back about which grants to pursue before continuing with the new water plant and tower project.

NEW BREMEN - A slight breeze was in the air on Thursday in New Bremen.

On the softball field, Cardinals pitcher Sophie Fox breezed through the Fort Recovery batting order, one-by-one, inning-by-inning. [More]

COLDWATER - Jack Hemmelgarn was as efficient as a pitcher could be on Thursday night.

The Coldwater senior threw a complete-game, three-hit shutout to improve the Cavaliers to 2-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play with a 5-0 win over previously unbeaten Delphos St. John's at Veterans Field.

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Two runs in the top of the fifth were enough for Kenton to hand Celina its first Western Buckeye League loss of the season in a 2-1 rescheduled game at Montgomery Field.

Pittsburgh Pirates left-handed reliever Cory Luebke was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday with tightness in his right hamstring.

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