This spring's continuous wet, cloudy conditions were nearly perfect for causing fungal problems in wheat - particularly wheat scab. And now that wheat is being harvested, local grain farmers are seeing profit losses. [More]

GRAND LAKE - Wildlife experts believe the recent discovery of dead and dying waterfowl in Grand Lake has little to do with the ongoing algae problem. [More]

GRAND LAKE - Elevated levels of microcystin - the algae toxin first reported in Grand Lake last summer - again have been found in lake water samples.

ST. MARYS - The Ohio Benefits Bank closes the gap between available public funds and people who need some help.

Vicki Shurelds, a local counselor f

Grand Lake's water quality issues can't be overlooked anymore, and farmers need to help solve the problem.

That was the message from State Rep. Jim Zehringer, R-Fort Recovery, on Thursday during a monthly agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina.

CELINA - After traveling several thousand miles in Thailand last month, Celina Intermediate School teacher Carol Hone said she now has a new appreciation for her life back in Mercer County.

CELINA - City council members on Thursday passed first reading of an ordinance to advertise and accept bids for roadwork in Grand Lake Industrial Park.

CELINA - The Cincinnati Steam have the worst batting average in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, but you wouldn't have guessed it by watching them against the Grand Lake Mariners on Thursday evening at Jim Hoess Field.