ST. HENRY - The village of St. Henry is running a levy that if approved by voters on the Nov. 7 general election ballot would increase the income tax rate by 0.5%.

CELINA - Voters served by the Mercer County District Library will decide on a 0.5-mill renewal property tax levy in the Nov. 7 general election.

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CELINA - Nearly 2,000 customers were left without power for up to an hour and a half on Thursday night after a switch failure at the Summit Street substation triggered an outage.

COLDWATER -Coldwater was dominant in Weeks Three through Six.

It was a similar story Friday.

Coldwater scored on offense, defense and special teams en route to a 41-7 victory over Delphos St. John's on Senior Night at Cavalier Stadium.

ST. HENRY - St. Henry earned its first Midwest Athletic Conference victory of the season Friday, holding off New Bremen 13-10 at Wally Post Athletic Complex.

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Braylon Gabes rushed for five touchdowns and Celina maintained its lead in the Western Buckeye League with a 52-36 shootout victory over Bath in Friday night football action in Bath Township.

MINSTER - With Minster ahead of Parkway 14-0 and just 1:13 left in the half, Parkway got the ball at its own 36-yard line. An interception, an onside

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St. Marys spotted Shawnee a 6-0 lead after one quarter before scoring 28 straight points, then adding 21 straight at

CELINA - A scarecrow, once an effective and convenient way to ward off burdensome birds, is now for decoration.

In their heyday, scarecrows were m

CELINA - The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) awarded the Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) a $111,800 grant for the construction of cascading and grassed waterways.

COLDWATER - A renewal levy for the Coldwater Public Library will be on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.

The 0.5-mil operating levy is projected to generate approximately $77,325 per year.

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The boys took to the links on Thursday as the Divisions II and III sectional golf tournaments were played.

At Colo

NEW BREMEN - Putting together long runs in each set, New Bremen rolled past New Knoxville 25-13, 25-8, 25-9, in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball action Thursday evening at the Cardinal Gymnasium.

ROCKFORD - Marion Local showed it's getting in good shape for what lies ahead.

The Flyers picked up a second straight road win on Thursday, outlasting host Parkway 25-21, 22-25, 25-20 and 25-21 in Midwest Athletic Conference volleyball play at Panther Gymnasium.

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Celina's Isabelle Thobe and Elise Muether advanced to Saturday's semifinals of the Western Buckeye League girls tennis tournament after winning their quarterfinal matches on Thursday at the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima.

COLDWATER - Mercer Health Marion Campus' opening has again been delayed as officials await the arrival of a critical electric distribution panel.

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CELINA - Mercer County Board of Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) has a five-year, 1.94-mill renewal levy on the Nov. 7 general election ballot that would generate approximately $1.38 million annually for operating services and expenses.

MINSTER - Electors in the Minster Local Schools district will vote on a five-year, 0.2-mill recreation replacement levy on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.

  The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Case in point: Coldwater football. Head coach Chip Otten had to replace several key starters from last year's 11-2 team. But as has been the case through the years, the Cavaliers just retool.

  The Western Buckeye League and Midwest Athletic Conference standings are coming into focus but will not be resolved until some big games are played

MARION LOCAL at FORT RECOVERY
Barrenbrugge Athletic Park

Last Season: Drew Lause scored touchdowns via run, receiving and kickoff return and Darren Meier scored three times in the Flyers' 47-0 win over the Indians at Booster Stadium.

Impact Players

Offense

Dominik Osborne, RB, St. Marys

30 carries for 206 yards and a touchdown in the Roughriders' 21-19 win over Van Wert.

CELINA - Step aside pumpkin spice - pawpaws have claimed autumn this year.

As the leaves turn and temperatures drop, making freshly baked fruit bre

MENDON - Village council members on Tuesday evening met in a potentially illegitimate executive session to discuss the inner workings of the village general fund.

CELINA - City council members at this week's regular meeting passed final reading of legislation to establish a volunteer tree commission and heard updates about the North Walnut Street reconstruction project.

COLDWATER - Village officials hope to snag hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funds to resurface tennis and basketball courts and create more pickleball courts in Coldwater Memorial Park.

ST. MARYS -  Sometimes all you need is a slight edge.

Marion Local fought its way to a 25-21, 25-22, 25-20 sweep over St. Marys in a Midwest Athle

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The Minster girls golf team kept up its dominant season by winning the Division II sectional tournament on Tuesday at Moose Landing Country Club near Ottawa and earning a trip to next week's district.

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Celina came away with two big wins on Tuesday night in Western Buckeye League boys soccer action.

First, the Bulld