MARIA STEIN - The state has committed to funding the construction of sidewalks on the east side of State Route 716 from Access Drive northward to near Booster Stadium in Maria Stein, infrastructure designed to provide a safe passage to Marion Local Schools and encourage walking.

NEW KNOXVILLE - Officials are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor airplane at the Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport that will offer public flights next weekend as part of Wapakoneta's Summer Moon Fest.

CHICKASAW - Village councilors learned Wednesday night that the village has purchased two vacant homes in Chickasaw with an eye toward the future sale of the parcel for redevelopment.

CELINA - After snapping a seven-game losing streak on Wednesday, Grand Lake looked to start a winning streak in wrapping up a three-game Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League series with Southern Ohio.

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Crestview's Matthew Dealey edged Allen East's Levi Clum to take medalist honors in the boys 16-18 division on Thursday at the Lima Junior Golf Association's Bach Promotional Products Open at the Delphos Country Club.

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Longtime Coldwater summer baseball coach Romie Schwieterman will be inducted into the ACME Baseball Congress Hall of

CELINA - School board members have struck a labor deal with the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, which represents roughly 170 classified staff members at Celina City Schools.

ROCKFORD - Parkway Board of Education members Wednesday night discussed how they would like to use the remaining funds from the athletic facility project.

MINSTER - Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, R-Lima, has called for a session on July 21 to consider overriding a trio of property tax-related line-item vetoes Gov. Mike DeWine made to the state's freshly enacted biennial budget.

St. Marys City Schools has been awarded a $1.85 million grant through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce that school officials hope will

CELINA - Two men were sentenced to probation and one man was arraigned in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday.

Michael C. Melvin, 34, was

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Perrysburg plated three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back in winning the 2025 ACME Baseball Congress Junior ACME state tournament with a 7-3 win over St. Henry on Wednesday afternoon at Liberty-Benton High School.

The scene is any average Mercer County farm before the advent of the roaring '20s. This hot midsummer day was the most outstanding, hectic and important one of the year to the entire farm family - threshing day.

WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Complex Medical Help (CMH) program serves nearly 200 county children and young adult patients with complex health care needs by connecting them with specialized care that their families may not otherwise be able to afford.

WAPAKONETA - Backyard barbecues and poolside picnics are essential to a successful summer season. However, with an increase in outdoor cooking and eating comes an increase in gastrointestinal (GI), foodborne illnesses.

MINSTER - A Cridersville man died Monday morning when a large beam landed on top of him at Kard Welding.

Ayden Hadding was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Auglaize County Sheriff Michael Vorhees.

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is experiencing a surge in scam and fraud reports, Sheriff Doug Timmerman noted in a recent alert to local residen

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In Auglaize County, State Route 66 will be closed between County Road 66A and County Highway 182 from Tuesday, July 15, through Tuesday, A

CELINA - A sluggish start hampered Grand Lake as the Mariners dropped their seventh straight game in a 14-9 loss to the Southern Ohio Copperheads on Tuesday at Montgomery Field in the opening game of a three-game series.

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St. Henry scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally to defeat Wayne Trace 6-5 and advance to the AC

FORT RECOVERY - Village councilors on Monday night passed second reading of legislation to seek a ballot issue that would bump up the village income tax from 1 to 1.5%.

COLDWATER - The Coldwater community is mourning the loss of Thomas Schwieterman, a beloved 25-year-old fourth grade teacher and coach at Coldwater Exempted Village Schools.

The summer did not start well for the St. Henry ACME baseball team, losing its first four games and being outscored 33-18.

But, as the old adage goes, it's not how you start but how you finish.

Good day everyone. I hope all is well with you.

Hopefully you are recovering from the July 4th holiday weekend. It was perfect for watching firewo

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The St. Henry Junior ACME team scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning and held off a seventh-inning comeback by Marion Local for a 9-6 win at the state Junior ACME tournament quarterfinal on Monday at Ed Sandy Field in Elida.