The Ohio Department of Agriculture wants local county soil and water conservation districts to take the lead in fixing agriculture pollution problems caused by small and medium-sized farms.
If problems persist, the ODA may be forced to enact stricter regulations, said ODA director Robert Boggs during Thursday's monthly agriculture breakfast in Celina. [More]
COLDWATER - A group of Mercer County families are searching for participants and leaders for the area's first-ever Scouts with Disabilities troop.
About a half dozen boys already have signed up and organizers are welcoming anyone interested. All boys with cognitive and physical disabilities, ages 11-22 are welcome. [More]
Just as he planned, Cory Luebke spent Thursday afternoon golfing with friends and family as the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft took place.
Late in the afternoon, he got the call that he has been waiting for.
Luebke was selected by the San Diego Padres with the 63rd pick of the draft in the first Compensatory Round, a round between the first and second rounds used to compensate teams that were unable to sign draft picks the year before. [More]
Mercer Energy Inc., a company made up of a group of local farmers, is still on track to build a $120 million wet mill corn ethanol plant on 78 acres east of Celina.
Local health officials are advising residents to go ahead with plans to build home sewage systems, even though the fate of the new regulations is still in question. The advice is particularly aimed at those whose systems are failing.
Mercer Health officials are nearing the kick-off of a yearlong campaign to help county residents shed excess pounds and generally adopt healthier lifestyles.
Editor's note: This is the second article in a Daily Standard history series on area convents that once housed the Sisters of the Precious Blood. Information for these stories mainly was provided by Sister Regina Albers, a historian and current relic and museum curator at the Maria Stein Center.
Two local men and the extensive gardens they created around their home are featured in an article on how to make your landscaping look like a million bucks without spending a lot of money in the June/July edition of Backyard Living magazine.
The Grand Lake Mariners broke a 3-3 tie with a four-run seventh inning on the way to a 9-3 win in exhibition play over the Allen Express on Thursday night at Jim Hoess Field.
MINSTER - Minster got a solid pitching effort from Josh Corbitt in snapping a losing skid with a 7-4 win over New Bremen in Auglaize County ACME circuit action at Hanover Street Park in Minster.
