CELINA - Six Celina businesses were caught up in a police sting Monday targeting underage sales of vaping and tobacco products and alcohol.

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FORT RECOVERY - Southerwestern Mercer County residents are invited to gather at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Grube Auctioneering to discuss concerns over a proposed water transmission line that would carry water from Fort Recovery to the village of St. Henry.

MINSTER - Minster village councilors on Tuesday cleared the final hurdle toward constructing a trail linking the village to Fort Loramie.

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CELINA - Several people were arraigned in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Monday, including a Rockford man charged with rape in connection with alleged sexual conduct with a child.

ROCKFORD - The Parkway Local Schools community is mourning the death of a high school student.

A male was found deceased of an apparent suicide at his residence Tuesday, Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman told The Daily Standard.

OTTOVILLE - Heckman Gymnasium in Ottoville was a hub for MAC volleyball as four conference teams faced off in separate Division VI district semifinals.

WAPAKONETA - The official result will read that New Bremen swept Minster in three sets in Tuesday's Division VI district volleyball semifinal.

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Fort Recovery reached the Division VI district finals for the second straight season in defeating Springfield Northeastern 25-11, 25-14, 25-16 at Newton High School in Pleasant Hill.

This article will summarize the effects of last weekend's games and start to look ahead to playoff matchups. On Thursday we present our end of season projections, as well as notes on how they can be affected by a few unexpected results.