Mercer County Fair Board members were shocked last week when fair manager Scott Riffle abruptly resigned to accept another job.

Riffle, of Greenvil

ST. MARYS - What does it take to build a better duck blind? Four strong men in camouflage willing to wade through storm waves carrying boards and bolts 10 feet offshore.

MONTEZUMA - Duck hunting day begins the night before when the lunch is prepared, often peanut butter and jelly; but maybe steak and a foil packet of potatoes to be cooked on the makeshift grill in the blind.

A 15-year-old St. Henry boy was killed when the four-wheeler he was riding overturned on top of him in a creek bed along state Route 119 on Sunday afternoon. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - The Mercer County Cougars, already with some nagging injuries from two months of play during the regular season, enter the Interstate Football League playoffs with a loss after falling to Darke County 26-21 at Barrenbrugge Park in Fort Recovery.

Compiled by Ryan Hines
and Gary R. Rasberry

St. Henry, having started the season with a tough schedule, looks to turn the corner after finishing second at the Kewpee Invitational held Saturday at Bath High School, improving the Redskins to 4-10 on the season. [More]