WAPAKONETA - In addition to vaccine hesitancy and a general distrust of medical professionals, home births have become much more common in the area i

CELINA - State Rep. Angie King, R-Celina, announced in a news release Thursday she has officially filed her petitions to seek reelection to the Ohio House of Representatives.

ST. HENRY - It did not take long for St. Henry to set the tone.

The Redskins opened the game with an 11-0 run and never looked back to remain unbeaten with a 49-19 win over New Knoxville in Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball action at Redskin Gymnasium.

FORT RECOVERY - Minster started fast, played smart, and ran away with a 56-30 win over Fort Recovery in a Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball matchup at Fort Site Fieldhouse.

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Celina was unable to hold on to a first quarter lead as Shawnee took control in the second half and pulled away for a 66-48 win in Western Buckeye League girls basketball action on Thursday at Lappin Gymnasium in Shawnee Township.

Along with the typical wedding stress - securing a venue, booking a photographer, deciding on food and cake options, sending out invitations and coordinating colors for the wedding party - couples must also decide whether to create a wedding registry and, if so, prioritize an itemized wish list.

NEW KNOXVILLE - A new 10-unit T-hangar is in the works for the Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport.

The Auglaize County Airport Authority has s

CELINA - Mercer County Health District Board of Health members at their regular meeting this week accepted the resignation of a long time Celina representative.

CHICKASAW - Chickasaw village councilors passed a resolution Wednesday night to authorize the Mercer County Community Improvement Corporation to sell a small parcel of land owned by the village.

NEW BREMEN - To celebrate January being School Board Recognition Month, New Bremen Local Schools board members on Wednesday received a certificate and thanks for their service.

Isaac Osterfeld, a 2019 Coldwater High School graduate, is making a name for himself in the growing world of esports.

Now a graduate student at As

Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in November, down to 4.5% from 4.8% in September, with rates in Mercer and Auglaize counties also falling. County-level survey results for November were released this week by the Department of Job & Family Services.

The Mercer County Historical Society

A museum staff member recently rediscovered an interesting item in the basement of the museum.

A small, di

The Hangar will be packed and stacked on Friday night as a battle of unbeaten boys basketball teams battle to maintain a share of first place in the Midwest Athletic Conference.

Mark Brunswick admitted he will be emotional next week when he is formally inducted into the Ohio High School Baseball Coaches Association's Hall of Fame.

WAPAKONETA - The Auglaize County Health Department has seen a massive hike in immunization cancellations in the last week after the U.S. Centers for

CELINA - City officials have been handed the keys to the new $2.2 million public works building, and personnel will soon begin relocating to their new headquarters.

COLDWATER - Coldwater Board of Education members on Tuesday discussed recently passed property tax reform laws while swearing in one elected newcomer and two appointed incumbents with expired terms.

ST. MARYS - A candidate who fell just short in the Nov. 4 general election nevertheless secured a seat on St. Marys City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday night.

ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools Board of Education Monday celebrated a series of academic and athletic achievements that highlighted the district's students and community support.

ST. HENRY - St. Henry and Celina battled for the first half to the tune of a 20-18 game. The third quarter saw the Redskins pull away and never look back in a 41-30 win over the Bulldogs at Redskin gymnasium.

ST. MARYS - Marion Local's Emersyn Mescher banked in a trey at the buzzer to tie the game in regulation, and the Flyers took care of business in overtime to escape with a 49-46 victory at St. Marys Tuesday night.

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Celina outscored Bethel 15-3 in the fourth quarter to come back and snap a three-game losing streak in beating the Bees 47-37 in non-conference boys basketball action on Tuesday night in Miami County.

MARIA STEIN - It was a case of "all's well that ends well" for Jesse Rose as he was appointed to the Marion Local Board of Education Monday night nearly five months after his petition to run unopposed for a new term was rejected by the Mercer County Board of Elections.

ST. MARYS - St. Marys city officials said goodbye to two outgoing councilors and welcomed in their replacements on Monday night.

City law director Zach Ferrall kicked off the regular meeting by swearing in all eight councilors, including Republican newcomers Erin Buchanan and Aaron Gilliland.

ST. HENRY - St. Henry village councilors on Monday approved a cybersecurity contract as required by state law amid growing concerns about cyberthreats to local governments.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors on Monday approved legislation to lease farmland owned by the village to a farming operation for roughly $140,000.

COLDWATER - Three village council members were sworn in by village solicitor Judy Koesters at Monday night's organizational meeting.

They include i

CELINA - The new grades 7-12 school building going up on East Wayne Street is coming along very nicely, with many of the individual rooms starting to take on distinct identities.

MINSTER - Monday night basketball games have the tendency to be a bit sluggish.

Add in the pressure of midterm exams and the focus from the game could be a little more off.

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Parkway used a dominating first half Monday to pull away and get back to winning ways with a 48-25 win over Crestview in girls basketball action at Ray Etzler Gymnasium in Convoy.