ST. HENRY - The finance committee for the town council has named six finalists for the position of village administrator.

Two of the finalists - St

Thirty-two percent of the roughly 270 farms in the Grand Lake Watershed in Mercer and Auglaize counties now have nutrient management plans, Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board members learned Thursday. [More]

Mercer County officials hope to once again capture approximately a million dollars in grant money to fund projects in local communities.

Last year,

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize Acres Nursing Home was one of only 16 nursing homes in the state to receive a 100 percent on a survey by the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA). [More]

ROCKFORD - Parkway Local School's board of education on Wednesday hired Daniel Cairns as the new varsity head football coach for the 2011-12 season.

CELINA - City councilman Myron Buxton wants the public to have an opportunity to learn more about a possible city purchase of fire vehicles.

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The dead of winter is a great time to revisit plant basics, such as differentiating between annual, biennial or perennial plants.

This is very elementary stuff for the seasoned gardener, but I've learned it never hurts to brush up on the simplest of gardening terms.

CELINA - St. John Lutheran Church in Celina (known as the purple door church) will host Thaw Out, an overnight high school retreat on Sunday and Monday for all area high school students.

CELINA - With just two home dates on the schedule this year, the Celina wrestling team made the most of the first occasion in picking up two Western Buckeye League wins at the Dues Nursery Super trimatch at Celina High School on Thursday night.

ST. MARYS -The St. Marys girls basketball team worked out the kinks from a dismal first half to rally past rival Celina in Western Buckeye League play on Thursday night. [More]

COLDWATER - Winning on the road is typically not an easy task, and the Fort Recovery Lady Indians proved why on Thursday night at the Palace.

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Minster maintained its undefeated record and set up a battle of conference unbeatens next week after downing Parkway 71-18 in Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball action at Wildcat Gymnasium on Thursday night.