CELINA - A boy under 6 years old has Mercer County's first reported hospitalized case of multisystem inflammatory syndrome, a rare but serious condition associated with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a county health district news release on Thursday. [More]

CELINA -Long-serving Mercer County commissioner Jerry Laffin, Coldwater, will face off against Don Holtvoigt, Celina, in the Nov. 3 general election.

The board of county commissioners is made up of three seats. Holtvoigt is challenging Laffin for the seat with a term beginning Jan. 2. Commissioners are the county's primary taxing, appropriating and contracting authority. [More]

  MARIA STEIN - New Knoxville has bested every team on its schedule this season.

On Thursday, the Rangers were officially crowned best in the Midwest Athletic Conference.

The third set slipped away from New Knoxville against Marion Local, but an outright MAC title did not. The beat rolled on for Division IV's second-ranked team as it defeated the No. 5 Flyers 25-19, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20 at the Hangar to cap a 9-0 run through MAC play and improve to 19-0. [More]