CELINA - The trial for a Celina man accused of giving a fatal dose of fentanyl to his cognitively disabled live-in girlfriend and then raping her began on Wednesday.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - More than a dozen golden retriever puppies and two adults were abandoned in Mercer County on Sunday night, continuing a worrisome trend of dumped dogs in and around Mercer County. [More]

COLDWATER - A recent $1 million donation to the MED Foundation of Mercer Health will be used for an extensive renovation project at the Mercer Health's Childbirth Center.

COLDWATER - Marion Local and St. Henry live to play another day in the Mercer County ACME baseball sectionals.

Marion beat Parkway 2-0 in the opene

CELINA - Wednesday night at Montgomery Field was a lot like a home run derby.

All but one of the runs scored by Grand Lake and Royal Oak came via the longball.