CELINA - A Mendon man was sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to more than 11 years in prison on Tuesday on child sex crimes and drugs charges.
ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday introduced legislation to regulate the location and appearance of solar panels on residential properties.
Councilors heard first reading of an ordinance to regulate how, where and what types of solar panels could be installed onto homes.
Ohio's unemployment rate climbed slightly to 4%, and area counties saw a decrease in joblessness in April.
Mercer County once again had the lowest unemployment rate in the state in April.
MINSTER - Village councilors on Tuesday night learned the village may have to up the ante by as much as $41,000 to cover its share of a pedestrian crossing on State Route 66.
MENDON - Village officials are considering giving residents access to recycling services in the near future.
Mayor Terry Seibert at Tuesday night's regular council meeting said he has been in contact with Scott Cisco, district coordinator of the Auglaize County Solid Waste Department.
The MAC at 50
Katie Horstman's legacy in Minster still resonates
When the federal government passed Title IX in 1972, it opened the way for girls sports.
That fall, the job of starting girls programs at Minster was turned over to Katie Horstman, who coached five sports and turned them all into local powers while making a tremendous impact on Minster's girls.
All-WBL Softball
Wapakoneta pitcher Addison Fisher was named the Western Buckeye League Softball Player of the Year by the league coaches in voting announced on Tuesday.
MARIA STEIN - As sophomores, Marion Local's Ava Ranly and St. Henry's Ellie Fullenkamp spent most of the 2023 season jostling for position in the high jump with several other Midwest Athletic Conference athletes.
