Local health officials may be the first in the state to pen a unique policy for a construction and demolition debris landfill proposed to open in rural Rockford.
The Mercer County-Celina City Health board on Wednesday approved terms of a policy that would dictate how the Liberty Environmental Storage Facility site along state Route 49 will be maintained in the future if the business eventually closes, is abandoned or sold. [More]
The case of a 54-year-old Celina man charged with menacing by stalking, aggravated menacing and domestic violence is set for a bench trial commencing at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 5
Steven W. Shoupp, formerly of 1523 Irmscher Blvd., appeared Wednesday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court and voluntarily waived his right to a jury trial that had been set Feb. 4. Instead Judge Jeffrey Ingraham will determine his guilt or innocence. [More]
Mercer County native Paul Ray "Bing" Fisher, 77, formerly of St. Peter and Hicksville, died at 7 p.m. Jan. 6, 2010, at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]
Cranberry Prairie native Margaret "Marge" R. Vagedes, 56, of Gosport, Ind., died at 9:50 p.m. Jan 6, 2010, at her residence. Death was due to natural causes. [More]
With nearly half a foot of snow on the ground, gusty winds and frigid temperatures, road crews and law enforcement officers are encountering only minor problems during the first big snow of the winter.
Residents upset with trustees' decision OK'ing duplexes, RVs
Voters in Franklin Township will decide in May whether a zoning resolution passed by their trustees should be overturned - if the Mercer County Board of Elections approves wording of a petition for a referendum next month.
The county's top Emergency Management Agency (EMA) official says the county needs to re-examine its protocol for an infectious animal disease outbreak, after attending training on the matter this week.
