Local officials say a record number of individuals and families became food stamp recipients in 2009, as the U.S. economic crisis hit home.

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Mercer County Commissioners this week approved an $82,200 contract for various types of road-related studies and inspections to improve safety.

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A notice of protest to a referendum petition recently submitted in Franklin Township has been filed with the Mercer County Board of Elections.

The protest was submitted this week by Celina attorney James Tesno on behalf of Mercer Development LP.

Four companies submitted bids to the Mercer County Commissioners to spray for weeds along county roads this year.

The bids were opened Thursday at

The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting public comments on a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) for Sunny Side Farms, 374 New Weston-Fort Loramie Road, Fort Recovery, which has an existing 5-year permit set to expire.

A pair of evenly-matched teams squared off at the Fieldhouse on Friday night, and for the second straight year, the Celina Bulldogs handed the Van Wert Cougars a heartbreaking defeat.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen grabbed the momentum from St. Henry at the end of the third quarter and poured it on in the fourth quarter to hand the Redskins their third straight conference loss in a 62-53 Cardinals win at Cardinal Gymnasium on Friday night. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - A packed house at the Fort Site Fieldhouse came to see history but what they saw was a blue-collar effort by the home boys.

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ROCKFORD - The New Knoxville Rangers put on an offensive clinic Friday night as they blistered the nets in a 77-45 rout of the homestanding Parkway Panthers.

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Defiance took control in the second and third quarters to put away St. Marys and stay perfect in the Western Buckeye League with a 56-24 win over the Roughriders in Defiance on Friday night.

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St. John's outscored Marion Local 13-6 in the final quarter to mantain a share of first place in the Midwest Athletic Conference with a 37-32 win on Friday night at Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium in Delphos.