GRAND LAKE - Heavy rains in late winter and early spring have further degraded Grand Lake's water quality and prompted state officials to scale back the upcoming alum treatment.

Instead of using a low dose of alum sulfate across the entire 13,500-acre lake, a more concentrated treatment will focus on only 4,900 acres in the center of the lake. This area has the highest level of phosphorus, which has been washed off the mostly agricultural land surrounding the lake and into its water. [More]

COLDWATER - Plenty of spectacular performances highlighted the second day of the 2011 Mercer County Knights of Columbus Track and Field Meet at Cavalier Stadium.

Celina dominated its way to a sweep of the high school team championships, scoring 182 points in the girls meet, 71 points ahead of runner-up Marion Local, and 159 points in the boys' meet to beat the host Cavaliers by 50. [More]