CELINA - When Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel took over as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2001, one of the first things he figured out was that if the football team didn't let any of the good players leave, it was going to win. [More]

CELINA - The 173rd Mercer County Fair was a smashing success, with the country concert reaching an attendance high-water mark, livestock entries fetching record prices and throngs of people enjoying the myriad events and attractions all week long.

  CELINA - A 44-year-old Columbus man convicted of first-degree felony rape, along with 40 other child sex crimes against a preteen girl from Fort Recovery, was sentenced to over a century in prison on Thursday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court. [More]

NEW BREMEN - Great things are cooking at The Goods, a new specialty grocery store and market located in the heart of New Bremen.

The market, which had its grand opening on Monday, was abuzz with excited and potentially hungry customers.

NEW KNOXVILLE - The New Knoxville Village Council on Wednesday night swore in a new firefighter, advanced flood protection regulations and approved multiple infrastructure and energy measures during a meeting that mixed routine approvals with long-term planning for the community's needs.

ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday expanded the district's three-year lease with the Rock City Church of Hilliard to host evening church programs.

ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Wednesday discussed the difference between the two types of school income tax levies in Ohio during the regular school board meeting.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Career days were experienced by both Minster and St. Henry as the schools met in Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf action on Thursday afternoon at Arrowhead.