MINSTER - The president of the Minster Local Schools board of education faces numerous criminal charges including operating a vehicle under the influence and fleeing and eluding authorities following a March 18 traffic stop near his home.
Dale R. Sherman, 48, 8 Settlers Lane, was driving a 2007 Nissan northbound along North Main Street at 3 a.m. when Minster Patrolman Kevin Draiss allegedly spotted the vehicle travel outside the marked lanes of travel. [More]
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has gotten the green light from commissioners to apply for nearly $500,000 in stimulus money to pay for five new corrections officers.
If the money is obtained, it would be the largest grant ever received by the agency. [More]
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyer baseball team evened their record at 1-1, rallying late on a Ben Smith two-run home run to defeat the Celina Bulldogs, 8-7, in a wild non-league matchup on Tuesday.
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Greenville on Monday night in their season opener, the Flyers were able to come away with the win after coughing up an early 6-0 lead. [More]
About 20 individuals from counties in the Wabash River Watershed in Ohio and Indiana met in Celina on Tuesday to discuss how to decrease hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico.
Michelle Stout struck out 11 Fairlawn batters to earn the area's first perfect game of the season as the Redskins grounded the Jets 20-0 in five innings at the Wally Post Athletic Complex to go to 2-0 on the season.
Approximately 25 to 30 people attended the recent Public Financial Seminar to learn about ways to obtain loans for the start-up or expansion of a small business, said Larry Stelzer, Mercer County economic development director.
