CELINA - Voters in Celina City Schools district passed an emergency renewal levy and gave two incumbents each another four-year term on the school board on Election Day.
The five-year, 7.3-mill emergency renewal levy garnered 2,426 affirmative votes or 55.12% of the total, according to the unofficial results posted by Mercer County Board of Elections. There were 1,975 votes against the levy. [More]
CELINA - Fort Recovery voters overwhelmingly passed the village's income tax hike from 1% to 1.5%.
The levy passed with 73% of the vote, or 170 to 62, according to unofficial election results. Now that it has passed, councilors have vowed to stop collecting revenue from the four real estate tax levies on the books totaling 9.8 mills that currently bring in about $300,000 annually. [More]
ST. MARYS - St. Marys 4th ward voters on Tuesday night overwhelmingly selected their first Republican city councilor in over 20 years, while city school district voters stuck with two incumbents and picked one of two newcomers for the board of education.
CELINA - Auglaize County voters on Tuesday approved both countywide measures on their ballots.
The Auglaize County Council on Aging's five-year, 1-mill property tax renewal passed resoundingly with 77% of the vote, or 5,110 votes to 1,530, per unofficial election results.
ROCKFORD - Voters in Rockford on Tuesday night stuck with their sitting village councilors by a wide margin. Incumbents Chris Heitkamp, Shane Young, Mark Heitkamp and Marcas Heitkamp came out on top over challenger Austin Gause.
ROCKFORD - Rockford village councilors voted 4-2 Tuesday night to prohibit parking on one side of a major thoroughfare in the village, citing a safety concern for emergency vehicles.
Long-entrenched Jefferson Township incumbents Keith G. Houts and Kent Marbaugh faced stiff headwinds in their quest to extend their decades-plus tenures another four years. In the end, Houts held onto his seat while Marbaugh was ousted in the razor-close contest on Tuesday.
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen Local Schools district voters chose their four school board members - three newcomers and one incumbent - from eight candidates.
MINSTER - Councilors received good news Tuesday night as bids on installing sidewalks along State Route 66 at the north edge of town came in well under estimate and the project may be completed much sooner than expected.
GREENVILLE - A Union City driver was seriously injured after he veered off of the roadway into a corn field twice on Monday morning, first after leaving the scene of an accident and later while fleeing from law enforcement, a news release from Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker states. [More]
Good day everyone. I hope everyone had a great weekend.
Have I said this is my favorite time of year? It's absolutely my favorite time of year.
Our lake is a special gem that we are so lucky to have in our backyard. The number of restaurants and variety is amazing. I have my favorites for certain types of foods that I'm in the mood for. [More]
Daniel J. Prosser, age 75, of Fort Recovery, passed away, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at Mercer Health in Coldwater. [More]
CELINA - City councilors were made aware of rising operating expenses and big-ticket projects looming for Celina, including soaring electricity costs driven by the proliferation of data centers across Ohio.
VAN WERT - In a memorial highway dedication ceremony Monday at the Ohio State Highway Patrol's Van Wert Post, a section of U.S, Route 33 east of Wapakoneta was named for a post commander who died on the stretch of highway 55 years ago.
A New Madison man died Monday morning after his vehicle went left of center and struck a semitrailer head on in rural Arcanum, a news release from Darke County Sheriff Mark Whittaker states.
CELINA - The Mercer County Educational Service Center Business Advisory Council recently facilitated tours in honor of Manufacturing Month, showcasing the importance of the field and career opportunities in one of the largest industries in the Mercer County region.
New Bremen, St. Henry have tough challenges in state semifinals
Four teams that know their way around a state tournament atmosphere will take the floor of the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn in the Division VI state volleyball semifinals.
St. Henry boys earn top 10 finish, Dameron earns All-Ohio finish
By Joe Schatz
OBETZ - Some familiar teams and new faces climbed the podium at the 2025 OHSAA cross country championships, as Minster predictably finished strong while Celina ended the day on a good note.
DIVISION IV GIRLS
Like the sun rising in the east, so the Minster girls cross country team topped all local cross country teams, this time in the newly-created Division IV. The Wildcats finished second as a team with 158 points as Ottawa Hills took the top spot with 114. [More]
CELINA - Plans are in the works for the construction of a $3.1 million roundabout at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 119, the site of numerous fatal accidents over the years.
New Bremen returns to the state final four after a year's absence after defeating Tinora 25-19, 25-20, 18-25, 25-22 to capture the Division VI regional title at Fostoria High School on Saturday.
CELINA - A pair of multimillion-dollar city projects should be wrapping up by the year's end, Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel informed city councilors at their regular meeting this week.
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is bringing up to date its fleet of vehicles and software programs.
The Mercer County Commissioners approved numerous requests from the sheriff's office in October, including the purchase of a 2026 Chevy Tahoe to be used as a marked patrol vehicle.
COLDWATER - A couple short fields kick-started the Coldwater offense and paved the way for a 48-0 win over Covington in the opening round of the Division VI regionals Friday night at Cavalier Stadium.
Fort Recovery made their trip to Cincinnati a successful one as the Indians won their first playoff game since 2021 with a 34-8 victory over Cincinnati College Prep Academy in the Division VII football playoffs on Friday at McNulty Stadium at Finneytown High School.
