CELINA - Mercer and Auglaize counties followed a national trend in 2020 as COVID-19 contributed to excess deaths of local residents and Americans at large. [More]

WAPAKONETA - Local COVID-19 cases are continuing an upward trend that began in March, and a new death has been reported in Auglaize County.

The cou

CELINA - Plans to repurpose the former Cheryl Ann building into an agriculture services center remain on hold as Mercer County commissioners continue to weigh finances and other factors.

CELINA - City planning commissioners met on Thursday night to discuss a proposed 47-lot subdivision near Eaglebrooke Estates.

Commissioners were pr

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners will begin to mull potential uses of forthcoming federal COVID-19 relief funds once the U.S. Department of Treasury issues formal guidance on allowable expenditures.

Brown Road between Meyer and Fleetfoot roads in Jefferson Township will close tentatively on Tuesday for a bridge replacement, according to a news release from Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart.

ST. HENRY - In a game where strikeouts were the norm, a walk decided the Fort Recovery-St. Henry baseball battle.

Bryce Brookhart drew a walk after [More]

NEW BREMEN - For three innings, the New Bremen softball team was able to get out of one jam after another. In the fourth, the dam broke.

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After the Fort Recovery softball team rallied to tie the game in the fifth, St. Henry scored three runs in the top of the sixth and staved off another Indians comeback to earn a wild 9-8 win over its Midwest Athletic Conference rival in Fort Recovery on Thursday.

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The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors announced Thursday that the high school football playoffs will expand beginning this fall. [More]

CELINA - For those who love to entertain or simply want a place to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air, adding a deck or patio to the home can be a relatively simple project with a nice payoff.