St. Marys City Schools officials signed an agreement Friday to purchase a 73-acre tract of land north of town for the purpose of locating a new high school/middle school complex. [More]

A long-time professor of Wright State University has been appointed interim dean of the Lake Campus along state Route 703 in Celina.

James E. Sayer

COLDWATER - New officers were elected for the coming year of the Mercer Health Board of Governors.

Board President Dave Wolters of Maria Stein is s

COLDWATER - Mercer Health board of governors approved the purchase of electronic medical record software to make patient data more accessible to seven local physicians.

An area man will be arraigned in Celina Municipal Court Aug. 27 on a charge of illegally cultivating marijuana at his Fort Recovery home.

Walter J.

Two Mercer County residents applying to the state's intern program for speech and language pathology may prove to be a long-term solution for the area, which is experiencing a shortage of such professionals.

LIMA - The Celina football team is looking to finish its first game of the season this morning the same way it started the 2007 opener before lighting interrupted on Friday night.

ELIDA - There is no mercy rule in high school football, but Mother Nature enacted one of her own on Friday night.

The Marion Local Flyers controlle

COLDWATER - Not even nasty weather could break the Coldwater defense.

After giving up a big-play touchdown on Kenton's opening possession of the ga [More]

MINSTER - The season opener for Minster and Fort Loramie appeared early on to be a defensive struggle. By the end of the game, it was just Minster struggling, as the Fort Loramie Redskins ran away with a dominating 43-12 win.

NEW BREMEN - Lightening and heavy rain forced Friday night's New Bremen Cardinal/Covington Buccaneer football game to be suspended with a half to play, with Covington leading 7-0.

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Fort Recovery got its season going in strong fashion, posting a 33-0 shutout at Ansonia in a game halted in the fourth quarter due to rain. [More]

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The first professional season for Cory Luebke will include a visit to the Golden State.

The former Marion Local and Ohio State pitching ace was promoted on Thursday to the San Diego Padres' High Class A team in the California League, the Lake Elsinore Storm.