CELINA - The Mercer County Drug Court Program debuted in January 2014 as a way to combat the growing opioid epidemic of the 2010s. Nearly 10 years later, the program is a vital part of the county court system and helping residents overcome addiction.

CELINA - A group of about 17 residents led by Mendon Mayor Terry Seibert confronted the Mercer County Board of Elections on Thursday morning about its recent decision to remove the town's polling location and reroute voters to Rockford. [More]

ST. HENRY - Village councilors on Thursday unanimously voted to confirm the appointment of Caden May as a full-time police officer for the village's police department.

CELINA - A former state park manager, a fire chief and a dairy farmer/auctioneer seek the Mercer County commissioner seat currently held by Jerry Laffin, the longest-serving commissioner in Ohio.

ST. MARYS - Once the momentum got rolling for St. Marys, there was no slowing them down.

The Roughriders won nine of their 10 bouts via pinfall and picked up their first Western Buckeye League wrestling victory in beating Celina 57-24 at Grand Lake Health System Court on Thursday night. [More]

CELINA - For most of three quarters Celina was just a shot or two behind New Knoxville. But it wasn't until Rachel Rammel hit a free throw with 5.4 seconds left in the game that the Bulldogs were able to take the lead.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

After the original Celina Swimming Sprint Meet had to be postponed due to technical difficulties, area teams gathered at the natatorium at Jay County High School for a revised meet. All events were 50-yard sprints.