CELINA - The Mercer County treasury was able to capture a sizable portion of delinquent real estate taxes through a partnership with a nationwide line purchaser.

ROCKFORD - More than 245 million Christians are persecuted every day around the world for believing in Jesus Christ, Robert B., mobilization director for the nonprofit Open Doors, told a crowd at Rockford United Method Church on Saturday.

CELINA - Dredging's primary purpose is to create safe and navigable waterways, but according to a new study presented by Dr. Stephen Jacquemin of Wright State University-Lake Campus, the amount of nutrient-laden sediment removed by dredging is surpassing the amount entering the lake. [More]

CELINA - Celina High School football players left the gridiron behind on a gorgeous Saturday morning to help get the Celina Rotary Dog Park, a 3.7-acre fenced area at the state park off West Bank Road, in shape for the warmer weeks ahead.

ST. MARYS - Minster's softball team used the power pitching of senior Jenna Poeppelman and power hitting, slugging four home runs, to sweep a doubleheader from St. Marys at K.C. Geiger Park on Saturday afternoon to remain undefeated.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

St. Henry came up big with offense and pitching to win the WCSM/St. Henry Bank Baseball Invitational on Saturday with a pair of run-rule victories at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.