CELINA - Volunteers behind an annual concert series aim to take another crack at hosting a handful of Sunday evening shows this summer at the Harley C. Jones Memorial Rotary Amphitheater, the so-called "crown jewel" of the Bryson Park District. [More]

CELINA - Recently introduced state legislation could cut off state funding to two local school districts, along with hundreds of other public schools around Ohio that are currently challenging the way state legislators calculate and distribute state funding to private schools.

ST. MARYS - St. Marys Board of Education members on Wednesday night approved the hiring of a new building principal and soccer coaches.

Board members approved the hiring of Laura Koenig as the principal of East Primary School starting next school year.

CELINA - A 33-year-old Celina man who fled from the Mercer County Courthouse during an October hearing was sentenced to four years in prison on Wednesday. [More]

NEW KNOXVILLE - New Knoxville Village Council took steps Wednesday night to plan for future fire service funding and equipment needs, approving measures tied to a fire levy and the sale of a village ambulance.

CHICKASAW - Village councilors passed a resolution Wednesday night to write a check to the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for half the profit from the sale of land owned by the village in accordance with an agreement with a local family.

VAN WERT - February is Career Technical Education Month, and Vantage Career Center celebrated a major milestone on Feb. 9, marking 50 years of career

The Mercer County Historical Society

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Conference championships take the front row this week in the Midwest Athletic Conference and Western Buckeye League.

The MAC girls title race comes down to one game tonight as Versailles travels to St. Henry.

Forty-five years ago, St. Marys and Marion Local played a boys basketball game fit for a feature-length film. On Sunday, Feb. 15, the St. Marys Theater and Opera House will play the legendary game on the big screen in a project led by former Roughriders coach Mike Jay, along with his wife Kelly.

The Western Buckeye League announced its all-league bowling teams after the completion of league matches this week.

Celina's girls coach Josh Goff

From staff and wire reports

The University of Toledo took control midway through the first half and never looked back in picking up the 90-79 win over Western Michigan in Mid-American Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday in Kalamazoo.