A Michigan-based company is seeking locally-produced chicken manure and wastewater in order to produce biodiesel fuel.
Ron Meyer, representing Optional Energy Partners (OEP), pitched a proposal to Mercer County commissioners Tuesday, asking them to consider investing in a joint venture to create fuel and possibly other byproducts. [More]
A blaze, apparently started in the wake of a domestic altercation, destroyed at Minster-area cottage Tuesday morning. Six fire departments from Auglaize and Shelby counties braved cold wind chill temperatures to fight the fire.
Shelby County Sheriff's deputies responded to the home of Joshua R. Coleman and Abby Niekamp, 12522 Maple Grove Road, after receiving a 911 call at 4:15 a.m. [More]
A dominating second-half performance by the Celina girls basketball team turned a one-point lead at halftime into a comfortable Bulldogs win.
Celina outscored Marion Local 28-13 in the second half for a convincing 59-43 victory in a nonconference Mercer County showdown at the Fieldhouse on Tuesday. [More]
MINSTER - Village councilors Tuesday night tabled action on the second phase of an electric transmission loop project pending completion of the 2009 budget. The $2 million program is designed to boost reliability of electrical service to residents and businesses.
MINSTER - A local company has announced its intention to purchase a 3.8-acre tract of land for future use, according to a report presented to village councilors Tuesday night.
A Celina man will spend time in the Mercer County Jail after pleading guilty to amended charges stemming from a June altercation at his girlfriend's home.
The Auglaize County Farm Service Agency (FSA) will hold a series of meetings to provide producers with information on program changes associated with the new Farm Bill.
