GRAND LAKE - The state is moving forward with plans to do a large-scale alum treatment on Grand Lake this year to combat the lake's toxic algae blooms.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is applying for up to $5 million from the Ohio EPA's Water Pollution Control Loan Fund to pay for the treatment. Alum is a chemical that robs the lake's toxin-producing algae of phosphorous, its main food source. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Tuesday's Division IV girls sectional semifinal doubleheader provided a pair of games that contrasted greatly but both produced winners from Mercer County.
The Marion Local Flyers dominated the opener from the get-go and never looked back in cruising to a 53-22 thrashing of the undersized Ridgemont Golden Gophers. [More]
Dwight Monroe Bennett, 89, a resident at Roselawn Manor in Spencerville, died at 11:45 a.m. Feb. 21, 2011, at St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima. [More]
COLDWATER - Butler Township Trustees unanimously voted against rezoning land that would have allowed a manure digester to be built near the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 219.
NEW BREMEN - The Lock One and Lions Park near the site of Crown Pavilion may be getting a facelift in coming months as a result of village council action Tuesday night.
ST. MARYS - A new type of shovel has been selling like hotcakes in this cold, snowy weather, said Edward A. Backs of St. Marys, the only field representative for the product.
A quartet of wrestlers from the Celina Middle School wrestling team earned berths into the Ohio Junior High Wrestling State Championships in March after strong performances at the Tipp City district over the weekend.
