ROCKFORD - Following action taken after executive session during the Jan. 20 council meeting, Rockford's council president clarified the village is looking at its options to demolish the old north water tower that is no longer in operation.
The issue arose because the village does not have access to the land the tower sits on, which is surrounded by privately owned property. At the Jan. 20 meeting, the council decided to go ahead with investigating how the use of eminent domain would work. [More]
ST. HENRY - Not every game can be a shootout, especially when the teams shoot 13-of-45 in the first half. But with a big third quarter, St. Henry pulled away from New Bremen 44-34 and picked up a big home Midwest Athletic Conference win at Redskin Gymnasium. [More]
LIMA - Ohio, like the rest of the country, continues to battle the spread of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), a local veterinarian said at a swine health panel Tuesday at the Ohio Pork Congress in Lima.
CELINA - Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart's office has made the final payment on $4 million in loans taken out to help finance the construction of an $8.6 million engineering facility along Mud Pike, west of Celina, freeing up roughly $400,000 in road and bridge funds annually for local projects.
MINSTER - Councilors learned Tuesday night that last week's snowstorm and the current cold snap have kept village crews busy clearing streets and responding to utility emergencies.
St. Henry used a big second quarter to get out to a comfortable lead and never looked back to improve to 17-0 on the season with a 54-40 win at St. Marys in girls basketball action at Grand Lake Health System Court.
TOLEDO (AP) - Delrecco Gillespie led Kent State with 25 points and Cian Medley made a key 3-pointer with 42 seconds left as the Golden Flashes defeated Toledo 75-72 on Tuesday night.
