CELINA - Even with several days of heavy rainfall, the 174th Mercer County Fair managed to attract large crowds and was deemed a success by fairgrounds executive director Cara Muhlenkamp.

Hopewell Township, originally a part of Dublin, was set apart as a separate township, by the county commissioners, Dec. 6, 1842.

The western part o

CELINA-A 44-year-old St. Henry man was sentenced to around six months in jail for two probation violations this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

VAN WERT - The Marsh Foundation, along with the Lima/Allen County and Van Wert chambers of commerce, held a ribbon cutting Aug. 14 for the foundation's new Equine Center, located at 1229 Lincoln Highway in Van Wert.

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St. Marys outlasted Lincolnview and Celina in a girls golf tri-match on Wednesday at Willow Bend in Van Wert.

The Roughriders finished with a round of 201. The host Lancers shot a 214 with Celina carding a 239.

The 2026 high school football season gets underway tonight with teams near the area getting a 24-hour head start on the other area teams. The Midw

  In a pleasant change of pace, the OHSAA has made no change to the football playoff format this season. In each region, 12 teams will qualify for the postseason. We will be tracking three different levels of computer points which will be a goal for local WBL and MAC teams.

Tonight
Shawnee at LCC
Lehman at St. John's
Harvest Prep at Versailles
Friday
St. Henry at Celina
Galion at St. Marys
Valley View at Coldwater