Public puffing is on its way out in the Buckeye state.
Ohio's new smoking ban, passed by voters in November, goes into effect at midnight tonight and prohibits smoking in all public places and businesses, excluding a few privately-owned establishments. [More]
Mercer County's advisory committee of citizens studying a proposal for a new jail met Tuesday evening, discussing several issues involving the project.
An area man, who denied breaking into a pub where he once worked and taking $40 in quarters, was found guilty Tuesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
While most county residents use services offered in Mercer County, a vast portion go elsewhere.
A recent survey - the Mercer County Community Assessment - of more than 600 county residents shows 453 of those surveyed do not go outside of the county for services.
CHICKASAW - All sanitary lines are installed and 75 percent of the storm sewer is complete for the St. Francis addition near Chickasaw, Jason Winner, project manager at Fanning/Howey Associates, Celina, told village councilors meeting Tuesday.
The answers to numerous questions posed during an Aug. 23 Lake Summit at Wright State University-Lake Campus are being posted on the Mercer County Commissioner's Web site, www.mercercountyohio.org/commissioners/.
Celina resident starts new venture providing business coaching
Just as doctors provide regular checkups for their patients, a Celina resident and businessman is evaluating and prescribing solutions to business owners.
