The sagging national economy may be helping spur local sales.

Mercer County sales tax collections this year are up 5.74 percent compared with the s [More]

Now is the time to lobby the state for more money to help clean up Grand Lake, said a member of the private Lake Development Corporation (LDC) on Monday.

Celina City Council members on Monday night unanimously approved accepting $420,000 from the Mercer County Budget Commission, which is $50,000 less than last year, Celina Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel said.

COLDWATER - The dry weather that has had Mercer County by the throat the past few weeks has caused a few headaches for village crews.

"Things are just dry and have caused a few water breaks. We've had our share," Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas reported at Monday's village council meeting.

MINSTER - Action taken by the Minster Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) on Monday night clears the way for construction of a warehouse/storage facility in the Minster Industrial Park.

Participation in the annual Auglaize County Tractor Poker Run just keeps growing and organizers hope it will get even bigger this year.

"The first

The Mercer County Elks hosted three Midwest Athletic Conference golf matchups on Monday, with the undefeated St. Henry girls team looking to go to 5-0 on the season in facing Parkway. [More]

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Parkway suffered its first loss of the volleyball season, losing a big five-game battle with Crestview on Monday night in Convoy.

ST. MARYS - St. Marys girls soccer coach Paul Dingledine knows that the next two weeks will tell a lot about his squad.

Beginning Monday night, the