Ten farms in Mercer County are seeking renewal permits from The Ohio Department of Agriculture to continue operations, with eight of the farms also wanting to increase their animal capacity.

ROCKFORD - Ralph Rhoades was 16 years old when he became a volunteer firefighter with the Mendon department. The 80-ish fireman retired a few months ago as Rockford Fire Department chief after more than a half century of fighting fires.

Four bids were submitted for a 1-mile ditch project involving about two dozen property owners in Washington Township.

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ELIDA - It's a familiar journey for the Coldwater baseball program, with a new locale.

The Cavaliers will break in Columbus' Huntington Park, the n

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Coldwater senior Maria Wermert will join her four teammates of the 3,200-meter relay at the Division II state track meet later this week after placing third in the pole vault on Saturday at Lexington High School.

ROSSBURG - There have now been 129 O'Reilly All-Star Circuit of Champion Sprint Car races held at Eldora Speedway. Many of those have been exciting, but it is hard to imagine that any were better than the 30-lap event held on the high bank, one-half mile oval on Saturday night.