CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday morning agreed to place a 0.25-mill, five-year property tax levy in support of the financially strapped Mercer Health District on the Nov. 4 general election ballot.

CELINA - A ballot cast during the May 6 special election at the Coldwater Central precinct that wasn't initially counted because it failed to scan at the polling location has now been tallied and included in the official canvass.

MINSTER - Councilors joined a growing number of villages and school boards Tuesday night in voicing their opposition to a proposed state law which would eliminate inside millage for all political subdivisions except townships.

CELINA - A public hearing set to be held before the Mercer County Zoning Commission on Tuesday was called off about 30 minutes after it was supposed to start because no one showed up to lead it.

A 92-year-old Van Wert man died on Tuesday following a two-vehicle accident in Van Wert County, per a news release from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Plumbing supply giant Ferguson Enterprises Inc. last week announced its debut on the Fortune 500 list, where it earned the 146th position on the 2025 edition of Fortune magazine's ranking of the nation's largest companies.

WAPAKONETA - An industrial service provider plans to build a $2.5 million industrial warehouse and office space in the West Central Ohio Industrial Center.

ROSSBURG - Emerson Axsom was handed the lead when early race leader Daison Pursley went to the pit area with mechanical issues and then led the remaining 26 laps to capture his first career win at Eldora as well as his first All Star Circuit of Champions win.

Compiled By Gary R. Rasberry

Allen East's Levi Clum outdueled a pair of area golfers to take first place in the boys 16-18 division as the Lima Junior Golf Association summer tour came to Celina Lynx on Tuesday for the Hot Head Burritos Open.