GRAND LAKE - Mercer County commissioners have been awarded a $484,000 grant from the Ohio EPA to help put a $1 million system in place to reduce the amount of phosphorus getting in Grand Lake. [More]
GRAND LAKE - Federal help is on the way for Grand Lake.
Farmers in the Grand Lake Watershed are eligible to apply for $1 million in USDA money to help install conservation practices that stem the flow of nutrients into the lake and hopefully curb algae growth.
CELINA - A city plan to purchase the former Gibbons Hospital this year for additional parking has been abandoned due to the city's financial situation.
NEW BREMEN - A playground complete with handicapped-accessible swings, climbing walls, balance beams and water fountains - the first of its kind in Northwest Ohio - will become part of Bremenfest Park as a result of action taken Tuesday morning by the New Bremen/New Knoxville Rotary Club.
MINSTER - Residents and organizations can have input on bronze art pieces planned in connection with the upcoming Fourth Street reconstruction project.
ROCKFORD - More than 30 West Market Street residents attended the village council meeting Tuesday to hear about the upcoming street reconstruction project. Some voiced concerns; most just listened.
Mercer County had the fourth lowest unemployment rate in Ohio in June, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Bureau of Job and Family Services.
COLDWATER - After three trips to the plate without a hit, Celina's Kahl Knapke was due when he stepped up in the bottom of the sixth in the championship game of the District 4 ACME baseball tournament. [More]
