WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County's longest serving prosecutor announced his retirement Thursday after more than 40 years working at the prosecutor's office.

CELINA - A strong line of storms packing peak wind speeds of 80 mph as they made their way from Jay County into Mercer County late Wednesday night downed several power lines and poles, took out electricity for thousands of customers and knocked over trees. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners moved to issue $739,000 of bond anticipation notes to renew debt taken out over the years to cover the upfront costs of numerous agricultural drainage tile replacement and sewer projects on behalf of affected property owners.

CELINA - Multiple people were sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday on charges related to drug possession and tampering with evidence.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Celina baseball and softball teams made the trek to Rockford to play Parkway, with the games being played a short distance from each other on Thursday.