CHICKASAW - Village councilors at this week's regular meeting voted to impose a one-year moratorium on the sale of cannabis products in the village.

CELINA - Although Punxsutawney Phil has long been the top prognosticator of spring, there's another furry creature that's a less celebrated harbinger of warmer days ahead.

MINSTER - Student enrollment has steadily trended upward at Minster Local Schools, reinforcing the need for a building project in the future.

Superintendent Josh Meyer at this week's school board meeting noted kindergarten enrollment has grown over the last five years.

NEW BREMEN - Just like almost every other sector of the economy, agriculture is facing difficulties securing a workforce due to competition and an array of other factors.

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members dealt with a variety of environmental requests at this week's regular meeting.

Board members heard

NEW BREMEN - Following an unsettling loss at Kalida on Tuesday night, the Minster Wildcats were eager to wash that taste away and figured there to be no better way to do so than closing the regular season against their rivals from the north, New Bremen.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater led a Midwest Athletic Conference sweep of the top four spots that will advance to next week's district boys bowling tournament at the Division II sectional at Community Lanes in Minster.

ST. MARYS - St. Marys had its shot to upset 15-6 Bath Thursday night.

Unfortunately, the Roughriders couldn't get many shots to fall.

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