Ahead of the primary election next month, the St. Marys Rotary Club invited Dave Bambauer and Steve Henderson to come to their weekly meeting to discuss different things going on in the county and what they would do if they were elected commissioner. Whoever wins the primary would run uncontested in November, as there is no democratic candidate running. He would take over for Don Regula, who has been an Auglaize County commissioner for over 10 years.

The city of St. Marys came together to help raise money for the rotary's annual auction. At this year's event, people got the chance to participate in both live and silent auctions. There were more than 90 different Valentine-themed items to choose from. This is the first year the club has held the auction outside of their meeting time. Through this fundraiser, the club is looking to raise money for youth scholarships and much more.

St. Marys Rotary made a donation Tuesday morning to help out new parents. Over 500 onesies were donated to the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital. This is a program that has been held by the Rotary Club for several years. Printed on the onesies were reminders for parents to make sure that babies are sleeping on their backs while in their cribs, which goes along with the Rotary's fight against Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.

St. Marys Rotary Club continued its tradition of giving students an opportunity to grow and learn. Third-graders at St. Marys West Intermediate School were given their very own dictionaries from members of Rotary Wednesday morning. Not only can students find the definition of words inside their new dictionaries, but also information about the states, presidents, the Constitution, and more. Many of those additional sections have been added into teachers' curriculums over the years. Rotary has been making the donation for nearly two decades now, choosing third grade as the perfect time to help students figure out how to find information on their own.

The CEO of Joint Township Hospital and Grand Lake Health System spoke with the St. Marys Rotary Wednesday afternoon. Kevin Harlan talked about some of the things that are going on at the hospital for the last year and a half, including growth on the in-patient side, as well as some of the things that are in the works to expand the hospital on the outpatient side.

At their weekly meeting, the St. Marys Rotary Club welcomed the candidates for state representative for the 82nd district. 

Third graders at St. Marys received free dictionaries on Thursday, courtesy of the St. Marys Rotary Club.