Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is crunching numbers and tightening his belt in an effort to trim expenses from his $2.6 million budget. And everyone - from employees to inmates - will be affected, he says.

Mercer County again has ranked No. 1 among the state's 88 counties for farm income in 2007, with total income increasing almost 32 percent from 2006. [More]

Two companies remain in the running for a contract with Mercer County officials to take digital aerial photos of local properties to use for future assessments.

It has become fairly common to see the Celina boys basketball team struggle at the beginning of games.

However, it is equally as common to see the Green and White rally from those early deficits to capture close wins.

ST. HENRY - On a night when they struggled with their shooting, the St. Henry Redskins did the little things to come up with a huge 61-48 Midwest Athletic Conference win over long-time rival Fort Recovery on Friday night at the St. Henry Middle School. [More]

NEW KNOXVILLE - Making the adjustments is a mark of a good team.

New Knoxville did that on Friday. After getting down 7-2 early to Coldwater, the R

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Marion Local had a chance to send its game with Parkway into overtime, but a missed free throw allowed the Panthers to escape The Hangar with a 55-54 win in Midwest Athletic Conference action on Friday night.

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St. Marys rallied after trailing 29-19 at the half to take a late lead against Van Wert. The Cougars, however, came