CELINA - Properties within one-third of a mile of Grand Lake have lost an estimated total of $51 million in value since the first state-issued water advisories were posted in 2009 due to toxic blue-green algal blooms, according to a recent Ohio State University study. [More]
CELINA - A Mercer County man on Wednesday pleaded guilty to one count of murder, an unclassified felony, for the death of a 4-year-old boy in September.
Cory William Eischen, 40, of Washington Township had been facing a possible death penalty if convicted in a jury trial, which had been scheduled to begin Oct. 2. By agreeing to the plea deal, he avoided the jury trial. [More]
ST. MARYS - Sgt. Shawn Vondrell is serving as the city's acting police chief.
Vondrell was named interim chief effective Monday after chief Mark Ernst on Sunday retired on the 27th anniversary of his joining the department, said safety service director Greg Foxhoven.
CELINA - A 54-year-old Celina man was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison in connection with two methamphetamine-cooking operations found in September 2014.
Funds will pay mostly for training, education for staff, some equipment
COLDWATER - Mercer Health has received a $10,000 pediatric readiness grant to improve pediatric services, primarily in the emergency department at the hospital in Coldwater.
ROCKFORD - The Lima Area Concert Band will perform a memorial concert to honor the late Larry Seibert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Parkway Local High School Auditorium.
Last meeting: 13-7, Versailles. The Tigers scored the final 13 points, with Garrett Thompson's 80-yard touchdown run providing the go-ahead points with 8:36 left in the game.
The talk all summer was about the new football divisional alignments handed out by the OHSAA and how they have affected teams from the Midwest Athletic Conference.
