CELINA - Celina Planning commissioners on Thursday night recommended to vacate a portion of Holly Street to accommodate the design of the new 7-12 school building which is expected to start going up next summer.

The proposal to permanently close a section of Holly Street between East Wayne Street and Johnson Avenue -- used by many motorists as a shortcut to the residential neighborhoods to the north - now advances to city council for a vote. [More]

MARIA STEIN -The Marion Local Schools community is mourning the loss of longtime high school science teacher Todd Ashbaugh, 54, who died suddenly on Wednesday morning.

His cause of death has not been revealed.

Ashbaugh of Coldwater was in his 24th year as a chemistry and physics teacher and bus driver at Marion Local. He was also the district's former track and football coach. [More]

COLDWATER - A renewal levy for the Coldwater Public Library will be on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.

The 0.5-mil operating levy is projected to generate approximately $77,325 per year.

Owners of a $100,000 home would continue to pay $14 annually, according to the Mercer County Auditor's Office. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - After St. Henry, the third-ranked team in Division III, controlled the first two sets, No. 8 Fort Recovery made a stand in set three.

The Indians rallied from an early deficit to force extra points before the Redskins closed out a 25-16, 25-12, 28-26 win in a Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball match at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday. [More]