CELINA - Storms on Thursday dumped another few inches of rain on already heavily statured ground in Mercer County, with swollen river and creek levels threatening to crest well into the evening.

CHICKASAW - Village councilors have taken the first step toward raising water rates to keep up with escalating operating expenses at the treatment plant.

CELINA - Shortly after eclipse watchers lowered their gaze from the heavens on Monday afternoon, Google searches for "hurt eyes" exploded.

In Ohio alone, the search spiked exponentially, especially in Columbus, Lima, Dayton, Cincinnati and Cleveland.

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local school board members on Wednesday awarded numerous contracts.

They issued one-year contracts to new employees Jordyn Tr

FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery swept what turned out to be a quint-meet at Barrenbrugge Athletic Park on a rainy Thursday afternoon.

Originally scheduled as a hexa-meet, the action was delayed half an hour by lightning around 5 p.m., and when it resumed, Coldwater's team went home.