ST. MARYS - "Progress happens fast" is one student's assessment of the new 6-12 school building nearing completion just north of town.
Mercer County Fairgrounds site of May event
Coonskin caps and buckskin will be the norm at the Ohio Free Trappers Spring Rendezvous at the Mercer County Fairgrounds May 21-23.
Spearheaded by Jeff "Copperhead" Thomas of Celina, this pre-1850s primitive camping event, called a rendezvous, is meant to be educational, Thomas says.
Funds available through pension plan
CELINA - Mercer County employees can obtain low-interest loans in a new program offered through their pension.
Mercer County commissioners Thursday unanimously approved the plan to give workers an additional source to tap funds.
CELINA - More than 600 guests from throughout Ohio are in the city today as Celina High School is hosting the 2010 state conference of The Ohio Association of Student Councils (OASC). [
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CELINA - Celina City Schools board of education members passed a resolution this week approving a tax abatement agreement with Grand Lake Warehousing, a new business expansion of Celina Moving & Storage.
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MINSTER - School officials here know it's only a matter of time before they go to voters with some kind of levy in the form of an income tax increase or traditional millage.
COLDWATER - Gregory Gross didn't know what to expect when he arrived in Africa to help the men, women and children battling HIV/AIDS.
When the former Coldwater resident embarked on the 15-day trip to Zimbabwe in October to learn about the raging epidemic, he was admittedly nervous.
MARIA STEIN - Minster came away with team wins in boys and girls track action as Marion Local hosted a three-team meet featuring the Wildcats and New Bremen on Thursday afternoon at the Flyer Athletic Complex.
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Josie Guggenbiller's dash home on a throwing error in the bottom of the eighth inning moved Fort Recovery to 3-1 in Midwest Athletic Conference softball action as the Indians beat Minster 2-1 at Fort Recovery on Thursday.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local baseball team had a rough going of it early this season, losing eight of their first 11 games, but since that rough st
