CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members are on the hunt again for a new deputy director after accepting Stephanie Redfearn-Murdock's resignation at Tuesday morning's regular meeting.

ST. HENRY - St. Henry councilors this week approved the purchase of over 25 acres of land on the north end of town, setting up the possibility of future development.

WAPAKONETA - Ohio's tick population, along with the risk it poses of transmitting Lyme disease in the state, are on the rise.

That trend includes the Grand Lake region, where a delayed case of Lyme disease was diagnosed in March in Mercer County.

COLUMBUS - A Lima man has been indicted by an Allen County grand jury on a bribery charge stemming from his recent illegal-dumping case, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Tuesday.

COLUMBUS - A free, statewide, telephone support service has been expanded to all 88 counties in Ohio, including Mercer and Auglaize counties, state officials announced Tuesday. The statewide expansion will be fully implemented by the end of June 2026.

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Weather played havoc on Tuesday's area sports schedule with a number of events either

CELINA - Legislation that would permit beekeeping in the city buzzed along to final reading with no clear opposition, but Celina City Council members

COLDWATER - Village councilors on Monday heard second reading of an ordinance increasing the cost for water and wastewater services in the village.

MARIA STEIN - Members of the Marion Local administrative staff were granted new, three-year contracts Monday night. The school board also accepted several resignations, approved hiring personnel to fill vacancies and granted new contracts to a number of teachers.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors on Monday heard the village will purchase new equipment for more than $350,000.

During the regular meeting, councilors approved third and final reading of a resolution to replace a 1997 bucket truck for around $365,000.

BERNE, Ind. - A Berne Police officer responding to a call regarding a suspicious person was involved in a collision with an individual who was lying unconscious in the roadway Saturday, the Indiana State Police reported.

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Oliver Brunswick scattered five hits and a walk over seven innings as Versailles handed Celina a 3-1 loss in non-conference baseball action on Monday in Versailles.

A 22-year-old Ansonia man was arrested for murder and arson over the weekend in connection to a fatal house fire in Darke County on Friday, a news release from county sheriff Mark Whittaker states.

CELINA- Widely referred to as President George Washington's rival, there's much more to Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates than that.

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St. Henry maintained its undefeated record in baseball by going 2-0 at the WCSM/St. Henry Bank Invitational on Saturday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.

COLDWATER - A new business on the west edge of Coldwater has found a unique niche selling maintenance and equipment components to a range of customers across the industrial, commercial and residential sectors.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident that left a 23-year-old Lima man with life-threatening injuries on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County Thursday night, a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol states.

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After having their home opener canceled due to track conditions last Saturday, Celina hosted its annual Celina Relays at the Varsity Track on Friday evening.