Some pay raises given to Mercer County employees in recent months were rescinded by department heads after commissioners were upset with the action. Now a payroll change may have some workers bringing home more money than the original increase. [More]

GRAND LAKE - Grand Lake may be the perfect petri dish.

The newly-elected president of the Lake Development Corporation (LDC) says its time to start promoting the lake to businesses that want to study its water quality problems.

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members on Monday reviewed six manure pollution complaints and three allegations of improper manure spreading on frozen and/or snow-covered ground.

CELINA - Several areas of Johnson Avenue rose as much as a couple of inches above the gutter this winter, Celina Planning and Community Development Director Kent Bryan says.

FORT RECOVERY - Teachers in the school district want to have input when future budget cuts are considered, teacher union representative Brenda Kaup told board members Monday night.

The Celina boys' basketball team was able to navigate their way through a balanced league and won the Western Buckeye League championship which means that Bulldogs' head coach Chris Bihn was named Coach of the Year.

A trio of teams shared the Western Buckeye League title this season, and the all-league representatives reflected the balance at the top of the standings.