Adam Reid Muterspaw, 36, of Fairfield Township, Hamilton, died at 9:45 a.m. March 1, 2009, at his residence. A cause of death has not been determined. [More]
Burglary, violent crimes toward women usually rise during economic downturns, professor says
Vehicle break-ins have tripled in the last year and home burglaries are up slightly as the local area feels the effects of a plagued economy.
"I think it's a two-fold issue. Crime has gone up and criminals are getting braver," said Chief Deputy Gery Thobe of the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]
Breezewood residents a step closer with plan near completion
ST. MARYS - Years of effort by residents of a southside Grand Lake subdivision will come to fruition this spring as city water services come their way.
Men turned selves in following task force roundup last week
Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with last week's drug roundup stemming from an undercover investigation by the Grand Lake Task Force.
Members of the private Lake Development Corporation (LDC) on Monday agreed to have a local consultant investigate the possibility of securing stimulus money to help improve water quality in Grand Lake. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The village's police department, along with the Mercer County Sheriff's Department, are the only law enforcement agencies in the county without Tasers.
FORT RECOVERY - The village needs to spend at least $40,000 in the coming year to replace its computer software.
Village Administrator Randy Diller said Fort Recovery's software provider CMI will no longer support the village's character-based software, which Diller said pre-dates Windows.
ST. MARYS - After a one-year absence, St. Marys will be represented at the State Wrestling Tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University later this week.
