City may spend $1.7M on work
            CELINA - City officials tentatively plan to pursue an estimated $1.7 million in street and street-related repairs in 2017.
Council members at a Thursday afternoon personnel and finance committee meeting continued to work on next year's budget and reviewed possible street projects.
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            MINSTER - Residents remain opposed to Dannon's proposed access drive on First Street.
The Dannon Co. project manager Aaron Davis spoke to a crowd o
            
         
        
            
            
            
            OEPA to review pollution incident
            Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members on Thursday reviewed a pollution complaint reported Monday that originated from Chickasaw's wastewater treatment lagoon.
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials continue to urge flu vaccinations for those who have not yet received the shot. 
"We have had one case of reported influenza-A in October," nursing director Brenda Eiting told Auglaize County health board members on Thursday.
            
         
        
            
            
            
            Public comments accepted on request
            NEW BREMEN - The owner of an area farm with layer hens and cattle is asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate.
As p
            
         
        
            
            
            
             
            Local woman cherishes relative's World War I correspondence
            CELINA - It is a simple letter, folded and placed into an envelope. 
The envelope had no postage stamp, just the simple words "soldier's letter" hand-written in the upper right-hand corner.
            
         
        
            
            
            
             
            
            CELINA - Alyssa Hoyng was a key component in helping Celina win a Western Buckeye League title in volleyball.
Now, she'll have the chance to help
            
         
        
            
            
            
            Western Buckeye League Football Honors
            League co-champions Wapakoneta and St. Marys swept the major awards as the Western Buckeye League released its all-league football teams on Thursday.
St. Marys won three player of the year awards while Wapakoneta claimed the other two.