The effects of state funding cuts have been magnified at the local level as the number of needy people has skyrocketed in the last year.
Statistics on the subject and the increased case loads at Mercer County Job and Family Services (JFS) were discussed Thursday morning when agency Director Dale Borger gave an update to county commissioners. He did not ask commissioners for any additional funding. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Elementary students in the New Bremen school district are learning the importance of working together toward a mutual goal - building race cars that can race across the gym floor toward the finish line.
They use neither textbooks nor high-tech equipment, just nimble fingers, an illustrated guide and plastic building blocks in assorted shapes, sizes and colors. [More]
Three-game wins on the volleyball court are usually not very emotional, but that wasn't the case for Celina on Thursday.
After the unexpected death of her mother earlier this week, Celina volleyball head coach Carolyn Dammeyer watched her Bulldogs roll past Wapakoneta 25-9, 25-15 and 25-9 to keep a perfect record in the Western Buckeye League intact. [More]
Rev. Werner Verhoff, C.PP.S., 92, died at 12:01 a.m. Sept. 10, 2009, at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, from complications following a fall. [More]
In the 25 years Rick Krogman has lived at 5729 Coldwater Creek Road, there has always been a problem with people dumping their garbage in the creek. And now the problem is even worse, he says.
A simple change in lighting and other energy-saving steps could net Mercer County thousands of dollars in savings in the future, according to a recent "green energy" review.
A Burkettsville area dairy farmer will receive more than $50,000 in federal money to build a manure storage structure at his farm that should correct pollution problems.
ST. MARYS - Auglaize Acres, the county-owned nursing home, is pulling itself back to financial solvency, county commissioners told St. Marys Rotary members Wednesday in an update of 2009 county activities.
Despite being only 21 years old, Josh Richards heads to Eldora Speedway for this weekend's World 100 as one of the many favorites to take home the $43,000 winner's check and the prestigious globed trophy.
Alyssa Winner put together a spectacular run of serving to help Marion Local improve to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in the Midwest Athletic Conference with a three-game sweep of St. John's at Arnzen Gymnasium in Delphos on Thursday night.
