Tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, cucumbers and squash everywhere. Toss in green beans, wax beans, pumpkins and peppers of every shape and size. Stir in unusual specimens for added interest.

Judge Terry Hipsley of Van Wert faced a veritable smorgasbord of local vegetables and fruit Tuesday afternoon at the 154th Mercer County Banner Fair. [More]

It is too soon to determine the exact effect the merger of Reynolds & Reynolds Co. and Universal Computer Systems will have on the company's Celina production facility.

"At this time, I don't know. It's very early in the integration process," Reynolds spokesman Mark Feighery told The Daily Standard this morning. [More]

Mercer County Board of Zoning Appeals members are close to approving a variance that would allow 84 park model homes to be built at Kozy Marina on the north shore of Grand Lake, but still delayed the decision another month.

Board members told Kozy Marina representative Ted Goodwin they would approve his request, but only with several extra conditions. One of the conditions is a fence between the Kozy Marina ground and the golf course next door off state Route 703 between Celina and St. Marys. [More]

Mercer County will spend $30,000 from its solid waste funding to hold its annual household hazardous materials pickup later this month.

This is the 8th year for the event, which remains popular among residents, said Carla Buening in the county solid waste office. Officials from Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Braintree, Mass., will be at the county fairgrounds in Celina Aug. 26 to accept a number of items not considered suitable for regular trash disposal. [More]