MINSTER - Village council members may increase electric rates to head off looming financial problems in the department.

A study by consultants Courtney & Associates, Findlay, suggested raising electric rates across the board by 5.3 percent, company representative John Courtney told Minster council members at Tuesday's meeting. [More]

CELINA - County officials hope to persuade their empowered hometown state senator to support adoption of a statewide online voter registration system.

Mercer County Board of Election members Tuesday afternoon instructed directors Deb Sneddon and Laura Bruns to invite Senate President Keith Faber, R-Celina, to attend a future meeting to discuss the benefits of online registration, a proposal long supported by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted. [More]