CELINA - New unemployment claims submitted to the state have increased an average of 2,736% when compared with numbers submitted on the same days only a week before.

CELINA - When people hear, read or watch news about an outbreak of an infectious disease such as COVID-19, they may feel anxious and show signs of stress. [More]

CELINA - A Celina man facing 46 felony charges, including rape, sexual battery and pandering obscenity with a minor, is expected to enter a plea on Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

DUBLIN TOWNSHIP - Mercer County government officials are at odds with a woman who wants to turn control of a privately owned sanitation plant over to the county.

  ATLANTA - The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to Ohio small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19), SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza announced on Friday. [More]

• The Fort Recovery Preschool registration meeting originally set for Tuesday is canceled.

All registrations will take place through an online Go

MARIA STEIN - The play of Heidi Rethman was a key to Marion Local winning a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference, the first conference title for the Flyers since 2015.

COLDWATER - Although she'll play volleyball at the college level, the contributions Lauren Gilliland made for the Coldwater basketball team will be remembered.