Summer unofficially starts in 13 days but it felt like mid-August Wednesday as temperatures soared 94 degrees.
The temperature didn't break the record of 96 degrees recorded at the Dayton International Airport in 1933, but the area was placed under a heat index warning by the National Weather Association. [More]
Council members to consider establishing consistent guideline
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mayor Sharon LaRue has not had to contribute toward her health insurance plan since taking office in 2004.
City council members are reviewing policies that set the salary and benefits of elected city officials. At a recent personnel and finance committee meeting, LaRue said when she became mayor she was told she didn't have to contribute toward her plan. [More]
ROSSBURG - Clint Bowyer has knocked on the door at the Prelude To The Dream for the past five years and on Wednesday night he finally kicked the door down!
After five consecutive top-five finishes in the annual charity event at Eldora Speedway, Bowyer dominated Wednesday night's event by leading flag-to-flag to win the race for the first time as a driver. Bowyer is a champion for the second year in a row overall after Jimmie Johnson drove one of his cars to victory lane last season. [More]
NEW BREMEN - School board members Wednesday unanimously voted to participate in an Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) project to build a new elementary school.
ST. MARYS - A board of education member wants his salary put toward a school reading program in light of the projected $4.8 million budget deficit the district faces by fiscal year 2015.
A plan to help reduce the state's budget will have little effect on the annual stipend Mercer County now pays for children with special health care needs.
FORT LORAMIE - Country music stars Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean are the headliners for the 31st annual Country Concert at Hickory Hill Lakes this summer.
A turbulent offseason had many Grand Lake Mariners' baseball fans questioning if a Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season was going to be played at Jim Hoess Field this year.
ROSSBURG - Although Kasey Kahne is a star driving a Sprint Cup Series stock car in NASCAR, his heart is still in open-wheel racing.
The Enumclaw, Wash. native cut his teeth racing sprint cars and will return to the cockpit of the open-wheel machines for the upcoming Ohio Sprint Speedweek.
