St. Henry schools
ST. HENRY - Board members at a special meeting Tuesday night hired teacher Eric Rosenbeck as the new high school principal and approved his continuation as head basketball coach.
CELINA - Voters in Celina school district agreed to continue the five-year, .75 percent income tax levy that brings in about $2.2 million per year.
Of the 1,846 voters, 1,245, or 67 percent, approved the renewal.
CELINA - Celina City Council candidates Fred LeJeune and Eric Clausen will move on to the general election in November after securing victories in their Republican primaries on Tuesday.
MARIA STEIN - Voters in the Marion Local School District soundly approved a 13.8-mill emergency levy at the polls Tuesday.
Combined vote totals from precincts in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties were 271 in favor and 172 opposed.
MENDON - Voters on Tuesday soundly passed a property tax levy that was defeated by a slim margin in November.
The 2.5-mill additional property tax
CHICKASAW - Chickasaw voters overwhelmingly passed a flat, potentially lowered electric rate through DP& L on Tuesday in a 52-3 decision on the elect
MINSTER - Sewer backup and basement flooding continue to plague residents of Second and Third streets, especially after a heavy rain.
Resident Mary Jane DeLoye asked village council members what can be done about the problem that is causing health concerns for family members.
MINSTER - Two dozen residents armed with petitions containing 975 signatures attended Tuesday night's village council meeting in a last-ditch effort to retain the current Old World style lettering on the south water tower.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday night unanimously approved an application for a village credit card, to be obtained from People's Bank.
Commissioners to consider two companies to fix township roads
CELINA - Officials are considering two bids from companies seeking to resurface township roads.
Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday opened sealed bids from The Shelly Company, Findlay, and Brooks Construction Company, Fort Wayne, Ind.
CELINA - School board members on Tuesday approved refinancing the district's 1996, $17 million bond at a lower interest rate to save taxpayers money.
Auglaize and Mercer counties were awarded litter grants from the Ohio EPA to help clean roadsides and ditches.
Auglaize County was given $1,300 to
ROCKFORD - Ohio City native Jane Cozad recently brought to the storefront her long-felt need to help others.
"Healing Hands and Gifts," her new sho
ST. HENRY - Christian Schramm had one of his best pitching performances in a Coldwater uniform and back-to-back home runs on consecutive pitches pushed the Cavaliers to a 7-0 win over St. Henry in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Tuesday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
NEW KNOXVILLE - With the final weeks of the high school baseball season drawing to a close, the Minster Wildcats are looking to put the finishing touches on what has already been a remarkable 2013 spring campaign.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina softball standout Alexis Zacharias reached double digits in home runs for the second straight year while leading the Bulldogs to a 13-0 Western Buckeye League win over Kenton on Tuesday at Bill Feth Diamond.
