MARIA STEIN - Laurie Tournoux and Ron McDonald put on quite a show at the 20th annual Country Fest turning 10 to 12 tons of sand into a work of art.
The master sand sculptors set to work Friday afternoon and finished just before noon Sunday, sharing an enthusiastic high five as they viewed their handiwork - a massive pair of hands folded in prayer and a church with towering steeple atop a rock foundation. [More]
Within a few years, Cory Luebke is hoping to become a Padre.
The Marion Local graduate, the 63rd pick of the 2007 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, officially signed his deal with the San Diego Padres on Saturday and headed west to begin his professional baseball career. [More]
College students may be able to get larger grants and pay less for college loans if two similar reform bills pending in the U.S. House and Senate are approved next month.
A case of tuberculosis (TB) has been diagnosed in a patient at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater, although further testing is underway to determine if the initial test is valid and specifics about the type of the disease.
