Amanda Schmitt approaches the outdoor pen and the occupants take notice, moving noisily toward the fence in hopes of a treat.

Schmitt, a member of

Although dozens of village council, school board and other local offices will be contested on the Nov. 6 ballot, relatively few candidates have filed their election petitions so far.

Grand Lake is among 19 lakes in Ohio and 909 across the United States selected in the first ever Survey of the Nation's Lakes, said Grand Lake St. Marys State Manager Craig Morton. [More]

ST. MARYS - Give Marjorie Stienecker of St. Marys an old photo and pretty soon she'll create a work of art, as both her watercolor entries in St. Marys library's Summer Artfest can attest.

The death of a former Carthagena woman who perished in a fire in June has been ruled an apparent suicide.

The body of Alberta Wagner, 64, of Van We

FORT RECOVERY - After giving up 21 straight points after taking a 14-0 lead en route to a 28-16 loss last week, the Mercer County Cougars looked to notch up the defense this week in the IFL home opener against the Indiana Generals. [More]

4-H is more than just a job to Barb Phares of rural Celina, it has been her life. If it were possible to have 4-H in one's blood, she would.

Phares