CELINA - Mercer County commissioners plan to proceed with a plan to replace a water line in the Harbor Point subdivision in East Jefferson Township at the request of property owners. [More]

MINSTER - Village employees across the board will receive a 3 percent pay increase in 2019.

Council members on Tuesday approved the increase after discussing the ordinance in an hourlong executive session.

CELINA - Brumbaugh Construction of Arcanum was awarded a $522,216 contract to add turn lanes on State Route 118 to accommodate Mercer Landmark's $27 million expansion in St. Henry. [More]

MINSTER - Village and county officials have approved a 43 percent enterprise zone tax agreement over five years to the Nidec Minster Corp. on the company's $6.06 million addition, treasurer Laura Klosterman's told school board members at Monday's meeting.

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday morning signed off on sheriff Jeff Grey's request to purchase a new dispatch console on a three-year plan that will cost $157,186.

CELINA - Mercer County Probate/Juvenile Court will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. People will not be able to obtain marriage licenses

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Elections director Michelle Wilcox reminds residents the office will be closed from Monday-Dec. 28 and will reo

ST. HENRY - Village police officer Mike Link has been promoted to chief and recently retired chief Bob Garman has stepped in as a full-time officer.

Compiled by Colin Foster

The New Bremen girls basketball team took a six-game winning streak into Tuesday's game at Fort Loramie.

That's where it ended.

FORT RECOVERY - It took some time for Fort Recovery to get rolling on Tuesday.

Once the Indians got in gear, there was no slowing them down in a 70-36 win over South Adams in a border battle at Fort Site Fieldhouse. The win moves Fort Recovery above .500 at 3-2.

ROCKFORD - Despite being without three ailing starters Tuesday night, Parkway girls basketball coach Linda Hawk expected her team to give Waynesfield-Goshen a game.

Moeller Brew Barn's success is outgrowing the company's current facilities.

Owner Nick Moeller said the company is expanding the barn in Maria Stein and adding a second location.