CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Elections is gearing up for the May 5 primary election in which voters will choose their parties' nominees for federal, state and local offices.

CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously advanced a 10-year property tax renewal levy for children's services to the Mercer County Board of Elections for placement on the May 5 primary election ballot.

MINSTER - A local couple raised concerns at Tuesday night's Minster Village Council meeting over a possible business development in a residential area of the village.

FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery officials are set to apply for a state water pollution loan to help fund the ongoing design phase of their wastewater system study and plan.

CELINA - A 32-year-old Celina man previously convicted of a sex crime was arrested this week for reportedly failing to notify authorities of an address and vehicle change.

CELINA - A multi-year county maintenance ditch project has been completed, Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced Tuesday.

Since 2012, Merce

ARCANUM - Two Greenville teens killed last week in a fiery three-vehicle accident just outside of Arcanum on State Route 49 have been identified, a news release from Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker reports.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater used a strong first half to build a lead, then needed a big fourth quarter to hang on and snap a six-game losing streak in defeating Northwest Conference co-leader Spencerville 58-51 on Tuesday night at the Walk-In Closet in Spencerville.

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - Leonardo Bettiol had 20 points in UMass' 84-82 win over Toledo on Tuesday.

Bettiol also had nine rebounds for the Minutemen (