CELINA - School board members at Monday's regular meeting approved a resolution to update the district's face covering plan to comply with a state directive.

CELINA - For King and Country, one of two acts originally booked for the Mercer County Fair's now canceled 2020 Christian concert, will perform a drive-in show on the fairgrounds parking lot at 8 p.m. Sept. 27, fair manager Cara Muhlenkamp said. [More]

CELINA - The number of COVID-19 cases increased slightly on Monday, as four new cases reported in Mercer County raised its total to 684.

Auglaize County cases increased by 11 over the weekend taking that county's confirmed number of cases to 302.

FORT RECOVERY - Administrators are working to recoup funds from last year's eighth-grade Washington, D.C., trip that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MINSTER - After a long discussion with parents concerned about the district's mandatory mask policy on Monday night, school board members passed an initial policy with guidelines to be finalized later. [More]

COLDWATER - Village research committee members met Monday to finalize a draft ordinance allowing underspeed vehicles on village streets.

Thirteen residents presented concerns over the legislation at the July 27 council meeting. Sixteen residents attended Monday's meeting.

FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday accepted a $426,702.55 bid from PAB Constructionof Coldwater for the Elm Street reconstruction project.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Neighboring rivals Minster and New Bremen met up in Midwest Athletic Conference boys and girls golf action on Monday at Arrowhead Golf Club, the course the two teams call home.