GRAND LAKE - A provision in the state's biennium budget to shift $4 million in Waterways Safety funds from Caesar Creek to Grand Lake for algae mitigation likely won't make it into the final version.

ST. MARYS - Kara Sharp places a three-ring binder, a supermarket flyer and two neatly organized plastic totes on the kitchen table.

Preparing for a grocery buying trip takes methodical planning and appropriate coordination for Sharp, who has made couponing a way of life. [More]

CELINA - Damaged sections of the synthetic turf at Montgomery Field have been repaired in preparation of the state ACME tournament in mid-July.

City officials have agreed to cover the cost, estimated at $2,000.

ST. MARYS - A new design for the High Street bridge replacement project would save the Reservoir Mill from demolition, if the state approves.

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ST. HENRY - School board members unanimously voted to allow open enrollment next school year in hopes of generating increased state revenue.

St. Henry schools had been the only area district that did not allow students from outside the district to open enroll at no cost.

MINSTER - Police continue to investigate an early morning breaking and entering Monday at Schwieterman Pharmacy, 324 N. Main St.

Officers responded

Mercer County tied for the lowest unemployment rate in May, according to figures released today by the Ohio Job and Family Services. The county also had the lowest rate in April.

If Kristina Vegh's life were a movie, she would win the big race at the end.

In reality, she's just glad to be running again, without pain.

Vegh,

A New Knoxville couple are among a group of 10 farmers from across the nation selected to participate in the National Farmers Union's (NFU) inaugural Beginning Farmer Institute. [More]