Still very much in its infancy, the Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District is asking voters to once again support a levy to help fund its operation.

Voters in Gibson, Granville, Marion and Recovery townships and the villages of Burkettsville, Chickasaw, Fort Recovery and St. Henry will decide on a five-year, 0.75-mill replacement tax levy for the benefit of the Southern Mercer County Joint Ambulance District on the Nov. 4 general election ballot. [More]

  WAPAKONETA - A 10-year renewal of Auglaize County's existing sales and use tax of 0.5% is on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

The 0.5% sales tax, in place since 1996, generates approximately 20% of the overall revenue for the county's general revenue fund. It averages around $4 million of total revenue annually. [More]

  CELINA - The community had an opportunity Wednesday evening to hear from five candidates running for two open seats on the Celina City Schools Board of Education.

A few dozen residents gathered in the high school lecture hall for the Celina Education Association-sponsored Meet the Candidates Night to get a handle on the educational views and positions of incumbent board members Carl Huber and Mark Huelsman, and challengers John Gabriel, Theresa Howick and Andrea Kuehne. [More]

  ST. MARYS - St. Marys City Schools district voters are set to choose three school board members from four candidates vying for the seats in next month's general election.

Incumbents Ron Wilker and Karl Dammeyer are up for reelection. They are joined in the race by newcomers Jared Duebler and Cameron Aller. [More]

  ST. MARYS - Voters in the 4th Ward of St. Marys will have a choice between two local women to represent them on city council during the Nov. 4 general election. It's the only contested city council race this year.

Incumbent Democrat Arienne Childrey, appointed to the seat by the county's Democratic party in January, will go up against Republican Erin Buchanan for the seat previously held for 20 years by the late Robin Willoughby. [More]

  CELINA - The composition of Celina City Council is poised for a major shakeup as three councilors, all Republicans, opted not to file for reelection this year, and four of five council races are contested in the Nov. 4 general election.

Ward 1 councilor Myron Buxton, Ward 2 councilor Eric Baltzell and Ward 3 councilor Mark Fleck each declined to seek another four-year term on city council. Others, however, are waiting in the wings to claim the seats. [More]

ROCKFORD - Five candidates are vying to fill four open Rockford Village Council seats in the Nov. 4 general election.

The seats are currently held by Marcas Heitkamp, Mark Heitkamp, Chris Heitkamp and Shane Young.

Austin Gause

Austin Gause is a 29-year-old heavy equipment operator. He has a high school education. [More]

  CELINA - The composition of Celina City Council is poised for a major shakeup as three councilors, all Republicans, opted not to file for reelection this year, and four of five council races are contested in the Nov. 4 general election.

Ward 1 councilor Myron Buxton, Ward 2 councilor Eric Baltzell and Ward 3 councilor Mark Fleck each declined to seek another four-year term on city council. Others, however, are waiting in the wings to claim the seats. [More]

DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - Incumbent township trustees Tim Metz and Bart Walls are being challenged by Loren Shindeldecker for two open trustee seats in the Nov. 4 general election.

Tim Metz

Metz, 52, has been a Dublin Township trustee for three terms.

Having a high school education from Parkway High School, he is a press operator at Reynolds and Reynolds. He and his wife have two sons and one grandchild. [More]

  MARION TOWNSHIP - Long-serving Marion Township trustees Ronald Bruns and Larry R. Reichert are facing a challenge from political newcomer Andrew T. Kremer in the Nov. 4 general election.

Marion Township's board is made up of three trustees, who each serve four-year terms. Bruns and Reichert are both seeking reelection this year. Trustee Perry Unrast won't be up for reelection until 2027. [More]

  By WILLIAM KINCAID, ABIGAIL MILLER and ERIN GARDNER
newsroom@dailystandard.com

CELINA - With Election Day now just 32 days away and early voting set to start next week, voters in Mercer and Auglaize counties are preparing to make decisions on city, village, township and school district leaders as well as a variety of levy proposals to fund government operations and public services. [More]

CELINA - Early voting got underway Tuesday for the Nov. 4 general election that has major economic implications for local schools, governments and various agencies and departments.

Among the issues at stake in Mercer County this general election a [More]