CELINA - City councilors on Monday night passed first reading of the 2025 budget that appropriates a total of $47.6 million compared to this year's roughly $46.77 million.

MINSTER - From homemade jams and spices to jewelry to candles to home decor, Minster Market is making holiday shopping holly and jolly.

Minster native and business owner Erin Sudhoff opened what she describes as an artisan market on Oct. 26. [More]

NEW BREMEN - School board members on Monday approved a proposal of the district's renovations to the kitchen/office, replacing the kitchen dishwasher and renovating the track and the athletic stadium.

FORT RECOVERY - A Fort Recovery elementary teacher was arrested Sunday afternoon on numerous charges including assault, domestic violence, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct in two separate incidents in St. Henry and Coldwater.

ST. MARYS - Following a contentious St. Marys council meeting earlier this month about the city's Marshallese residents, city councilors on Monday heard first reading of an ordinance establishing new public participation rules. [More]

COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday night acted on several pieces of legislation.

Councilor Mike Seitz reported on the safety committee meeting held earlier in the evening. The committee discussed and recommended changes to the existing noise ordinance.

VAN WERT - A 51-year-old Ohio City man suspected of killing two people was pronounced dead at an area hospital after being found in his home with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday.

Good day to everyone. I hope everyone is doing great!

This is the time of year that all of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season is upon us.

Leading up to Thanksgiving, time moves so quickly. Some families have multiple homes to go to just to cover both sides of the families.