ROCKFORD - Earlier this month, a fire reduced two historic buildings to ash on North Main Street in Rockford.
Dozens of firefighters from 12 departments in two counties on March 1 battled the blaze for 10 hours and at one point exhausted the town's water supply and had to draw water from the St. Marys River and a nearby creek. [More]
CELINA - A 26-year-old Mendon woman has been indicted on aggravated vehicular homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of marijuana for her role in a fatal accident in Center Township in late December.
Patricia Louise Sutter, age 80, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Monday, March 20, 2023 at the Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
TOLEDO - A $15 million federal lawsuit filed against Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey by a Celina woman charged with participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has been dismissed.
MINSTER - A splash pad and playground equipment are slated to go up at a cost of $1.17 million in a new German heritage-themed section of Paris Street Park dubbed Stallostown.
CELINA - Mercer County government agencies were scheduled to take part in a statewide tornado drill at 9:50 a.m. today as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release.
ROCKFORD - Village council members on Tuesday night approved a motion to accept a $3,559.50 bid to repair and update the electronic sign in Shanes Park.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Clerk of Courts Jean Meckstroth will retire June 30 after nearly 12 years in office and more than 42 years of service at the courthouse.
MINSTER - Sixth graders Vivian Marchal and Amelia Bergman were recognized as essay award winners as part of a contest held by the Auglaize County Board of Developmental Disabilities during Monday's Minster board of education meeting.
The Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association released its All-Ohio honors for Divisions I and II in girls basketball on Tuesday.
Reigning Ms. Basketball Dee Alexander of Purcell Marian was named the Division II Player of the Year with Canfield's Matt Reel earning Coach of the Year honors.
COLDWATER - Friday's practice looked like any baseball practice when it's too cold and windy to go outside. Coldwater players were getting warmed up as Cory Klenke got ready to hit grounders on the floor of the Palace.
It's work that Klenke has done often in his years as a coach in the program of his alma mater. [More]
Mary Adele Kunk, age 83, of St. Henry, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Saturday evening, March 18, 2023, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
CELINA - Multiple agencies continue to investigate an incident where a preschool student was mistakenly left unattended on a school bus for over three hours on Wednesday.
CELINA - Mercer County's government has been awarded a $500,000 grant to reconstruct Meyer Road off West Market Street where buses will travel to the new Celina Elementary School on the west side of town.
Parkway's Gabrielle Stober was named to the All-Ohio first team in Division III as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its Divisions III and IV All-Ohio honors in girls basketball on Monday.
NEW BREMEN - Whether it's egg production, hogs or turkeys, Cooper Farms is a major force in the United States. And the family owned and operated food and farm company, which is celebrating its 85th anniversary this year, continues to expand.
NEW BREMEN- Challenges lie in store for dairy producers in the second quarter of 2023, according to Ohio State University Extension dairy management and livestock specialist Jason Hartschuch.
NEW BREMEN - Farmers will likely see a long-term decline in corn prices due to decreasing U.S. exports, according to a Mercer Landmark grain specialist.
Marion Local's Buschur looking to make another run to state
By Tom Haines
Two local track athletes competed in the New Balance indoor national championships in Boston on March 11, and Maria Stein's Nate Buschur came home an All-American.
Buschur placed sixth in the country in indoor pole vault to earn New Balance All-American honors, clearing 15 feet, nine inches on his first attempt for a personal record before falling short of 16 feet. [More]
Merdella Mary (Borger) Schwieterman, known affectionately by everyone as Mert, died peacefully on March 18, 2023, after a long and fulfilling life. [More]
It was all smiles at the St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Henry
ST. HENRY - There were no pots o' gold or blarney stones anywhere. Nary a shillelagh could be found. But for the Irish - and the folks who wished they were - Sunday's St. Patrick's Day parade in St. Henry was more than a touch of the Emerald Isle in the county of Mercer, land of Ohio.
MINSTER - Flu-like symptoms and a sore foot quickly morphed into a months-long battle against deadly flesh-eating bacteria for Minster Police Chief David Friend.
Although Friend still has a long road to recovery, he was finally able to return to his home on the shores of Lake Loramie this week after 59 days of hospitalization and rehabilitation. [More]
CHICKASAW - Matt Schulze of Maria Stein doesn't get his hair cut often but when he does it's nearly all the way down to his scalp in support of St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants.
