CELINA - County health officials may create a resident-led group to fight community spread of COVID-19 in Mercer County as deaths, cases and hospitalizations continue to increase.
The announcement arrived as the county experienced its third death this week - the 30th overall - as well as a record-shattering 70 new cases, raising the county's total to 1,726, according to a county health district news release Wednesday. [More]
CELINA - City officials are building what could be Celina's leanest budget in years due to financial uncertainty posed by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
ST. MARYS - School officials expect deficit spending to begin in fiscal year 2023, and the district could be in the red by the end of fiscal year 2025 without a levy renewal or replacement, according to the most recent five-year financial forecast presented on Wednesday.
The past four seasons, the Minster girls cross country team has reigned as Division III state champions. During the run, its margins of victory have ranged from dominating (a 96-point advantage in 2017) to close (edging West Liberty-Salem by 10 points last season).
After scoring 87 points across the first two playoff games, New Bremen walked off the field without a point on the board as Marion Local brought its season to an unceremonious end.
After taking a rare early loss in the first week of the 2019 playoffs, Coldwater is back in familiar territory: the Division VI Region 24 final at 7 p.m. on Saturday night at Cavalier Stadium.
Ottawa-Glandorf and Versailles have now bowed out of the playoffs. That leaves four teams remaining from local conferences, Van Wert, Coldwater, Marion Local and New Bremen. Those teams will compete for regional championships this weekend.
