Counties gain federal funds
CELINA - Foundations Behavioral Health Services officials plan to reach out into the community to help addicts and alcoholics find a path to recovery and to educate their family members and friends about their disease.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council president Dave Bretz submitted his resignation during Monday's meeting.
Bretz is retiring and moving out of Fort Re
ST. MARYS - St. Marys Police officers are looking for information on a reported explosion on South Pear Street on Sunday evening that reportedly left one person slightly injured.
CELINA - A 26-year-old St. Marys man has lost his appeal after being sent to prison for violating community-control sanctions from an earlier conviction.
COLDWATER - Lightning reportedly caused a brief power outage in the village early this morning.
According to a Dayton Power & Light spokesperson, t
The unemployment rate in Mercer County fell to 3 percent in July, remaining the lowest rate in Ohio.
This rate is down from 3.3 percent in June, according to data released this morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
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St. Henry had five golfers shoot 44 or lower to remain unbeaten in Midwest Athletic Conference boys' golf action with a 172-212 win over New Bremen on Monday at the Mercer County Elks.
Celina Cross Country
CELINA - Veteran Celina cross country coach Dan Otten has a mixed bag with his teams this season.
The boys' squad has depth and has improved over the year as Celina looks to bounce back from a sixth-place showing at the WBL meet last year.
Coldwater Cross Country
COLDWATER - After finishing second at the conference meet last season, Coldwater's girls' cross country team is loaded for bear to again challenge the defending MAC and state champion Minster Wildcats.
Fort Recovery Cross Country
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery's state qualifier, Chloe Will, is back for her senior season, and the Indian girls have lofty goals with their top seven runners returning.
Marion Local Cross Country
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local cross country coach Doug Jutte will look to his veterans to lead the way this season.
GIRLS
After having finished fifth at the MAC, the Flyers were third at district to earn a trip to Tiffin, where they finished 12th out of 24 teams.
Minster Cross Country
MINSTER - Replenishing her roster from a successful season never seems to be an issue for Minster girls' cross-country coach Jesse Magoto and 2018 sh
New Bremen Cross Country
NEW BREMEN - Building around a solid core of returning runners, the New Bremen boys' and girls' cross country teams will be looking to make a run toward the top of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings this fall.
Parkway Cross Country
ROCKFORD - Ann Vian wants a state return for the boys and a regional berth for the girls.
And the Parkway coach thinks they have the runners to make it happen.
St. Henry Cross Country
ST. HENRY - The Redskins have been one of the top teams in the MAC and in the state for the past decade.
This should be another good year for St.
St. Marys Cross Country
ST. MARYS - Last season, the St. Marys' girls' cross-country team and head coach Rob Cisco finished in third place overall in the Western Buckeye Lea
Celina Golf
CELINA - After struggling with numbers last season, the Celina golf programs are building up their rosters this season.
The boys' team, which at ti
Coldwater Golf
COLDWATER - Both the Coldwater boys' and girls' golf teams have experience returning from last season. Both teams finished fifth overall in the MAC.
Fort Recovery Golf
The Fort Recovery golf teams enter the season with a common goal: improvement.
Both teams have more numbers than they did last year, but the key will be finding consistency.
Marion Local Golf
MARIA STEIN - While the Marion Local boys' golf team has an abundance in numbers this season, the girls' team will just fill enough spots to be eligible for team competitions this season.
Minster Golf
MINSTER - With three seniors and three freshmen comprising the Minster girls' golf roster this fall, head coach Deb Ahrns looks forward to working wi
New Bremen Golf
NEW BREMEN - Both the New Bremen girls' and boys' golf teams will be looking to get closer to par as the season gets into full swing.
With a strong contingent of returning talent, the Cardinal girls are poised to make a run at the Midwest Athletic Conference title.
Parkway Golf
ROCKFORD - The Parkway boys' and girls' golf teams each have back first team All-MAC performers.
The task ahead for each is to rise in the conference team standings and build on last year's success.
St. Henry Golf
ST. HENRY - The campaigns put together by the female and male golfers of St. Henry last year were about as successful as they come.
The 2018 fall is expected to be another good one, too.
St. Marys Golf
ST. MARYS - With the bulk of his varsity team returning from a year ago, St. Marys boys' golf coach Steve Schmitmeyer has set his sights high for the 2018 season.
Celina Boys Soccer
CELINA - After having gone 7-9-2 and 2-6-1 in the Western Buckeye League last season, the Celina boys' soccer team will look to fill some key gaps this season with a group that have some experience.
Celina Girls Soccer
CELINA - A new era begins for the Celina girls soccer program as Eric Gerker takes the reigns of the program.
Gerker, who previously coached the Ottoville boys' soccer program, inherits a team that went 5-9-4 last season and had just two seniors on the roster.
Coldwater Girls Soccer
COLDWATER - After having the best season in the history of the program, the Coldwater girls' soccer team will look to reload.
The Cavaliers lost six seniors, most notably Maura Hoying, who scored over 100 goals in her career as a Cavalier.
St. Marys Boys Soccer
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys boys' soccer team is getting a fresh face at the top.
Josh Hertenstein is taking over the head coaching duties from Dave Ring, who logged 21 years with the program before retiring at the end of last season.
St. Marys Girls Soccer
ST. MARYS - With eight returning starters and six other letter-winners back this season, first-year head coach Nick Wilson is excited for his team's prospects on the girls' soccer field this fall.
Celina Girls Tennis
CELINA - The perfect description for the Celina girls' tennis team this season is "young."
Veteran coach Jan Morrison is playing three freshmen in
St. Marys Girls Tennis
ST. MARYS - After having finished in the runner-up position a year ago, St. Marys girls' tennis coach Mariah Krugh is looking for some senior leadership to push her Roughriders to the top.
