Mercer County officials are being trained on compliance with House Bill 9, Ohio's new public records law that became effective in June.
The law also applies to municipal, village and township governments, public school districts and all other public offices. Generally speaking, the law mandates new training on public records issues, stiffens penalties for illegal denial of records requests and sets up new procedures for handling requests. [More]
ROSSBURG - Scott Orr and Scott Bloomquist ended the Eldora Speedway season with victories in the UMP Nationals on Saturday night, claiming the Bob Memmer Cup for the modifieds and late models, respectively.
Orr collected a $3,000 check for the modified feature and Bloomquist $10,000 for the late model main event. [More]
Lake group questions watershed coordinator on Geotube project
An experiment using barley straw in a dead-end channel at Behm's Landing to curtail blue-green algae growth has been deemed a success, Lake Improvement Association (LIA) members learned during their meeting Saturday.
A Fort Recovery area man wound up with two traffic citations and a moderately damaged pickup truck following two accidents early Saturday morning, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
COLDWATER - As it has been the past several seasons, the final round of the McSober's/McSports Coldwater Volleyball Invitational pitted two undefeated teams.
It was a guarantee that Celina would bring home a sectional champion in tennis during the semifinals and finals of the Division I sectional at Ohio Northern University.
