WAPAKONETA - Cleaning and preserving pieces of history is a delicate art form centered on respect, especially when dealing with centuries-old gravestones.

CELINA - A Celina Pizza Hut employee reportedly was forced into a freezer while an unspecified number of perpetrators robbed the restaurant of an undisclosed amount of cash early Tuesday morning.

ST. HENRY - Improvements to the St. Henry North Park athletic courts are on their way, as councilors accepted a bid for the project at Tuesday night's regular meeting.

ST. MARYS - City councilors on Tuesday night heard the second reading of a resolution authorizing Mayor Joe Hurlburt Jr. to apply for $300,000 in state Economic Development Revolving Loan Funds to demolish the old municipal building.

NEW BREMEN - After a years-long battle with a leaky swimming pool, crews finished filling it with 250,000 gallons of water, village administrator Brent Richter informed councilors during Tuesday's council meeting.

COLDWATER - Coldwater Village Council members learned Tuesday the bridge repair over Coldwater Creek should be finished this week.

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CELINA - Two people were allegedly strangled in separate incidents and an Indiana man was charged for allegedly bringing methamphetamine into the county jail over Memorial Day weekend in Mercer County.

VAN WERT - The Van Wert Area Economic Development Corp. will soon celebrate the groundbreaking of a new poultry facility, which is slated to support 40 local jobs, according to an organization news release.

The track and field season for Molly Winner was a decorated season.

The Ashland University redshirt sophomore and Marion Local graduate wrapped up her season last week at the NCAA Division II National Track and Field Championships at Colorado State University in Pueblo.

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Four Coldwater pitchers combined to pitch a three-hit shutout as the Cavaliers got a final tune-up before Thursday's Division V district final with a 2-0 win over Wayne Trace on Tuesday at Veterans Field.