The Mercer County Sheriff's Office continues to return indicted felons to the area to face charges.

Sheriff Jeff Grey began the crackdown in 2010 after the new 100-bed Mercer County Detention Center opened. The old jail could hold only 15 inmates. [More]

Funds received by the local sheriff's office a decade ago for items seized in a drug case are being used to investigate an unsolved double-homicide in Fort Recovery.

Eight area companies are seeking contracts to work on up to three bridge projects totaling more than $1.5 million.

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COLDWATER - Two local residents are facing charges after Coldwater Police responded to a reported dispute and found more than they expected - two pipes with a distinct odor of burned marijuana.

FORT RECOVERY - Knowing that a strong start was pivotal against Delphos St. John's in a matchup of Midwest Athletic Conference co-leaders, Fort Recovery's Wade Gelhaus responded.

ROCKFORD - It was a long wait, but Parkway's boys basketball team won for the first time in 2012.

It was a physical affair and Parkway emerged a 52-51 victory over New Bremen for the Panthers' second win of the season and the first since Dec. 29. [More]

ELIDA - Reggie McAdams sure made his final game at the Elida Fieldhouse was a memorable one.

McAdams scored a career-high 36 points to lead Elida to a convincing 80-53 victory over Celina on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action.

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Two Grand Lake area teams and three more local individuals advanced to the district level of the bowling postseason after the boys' teams competed in sectional action on Friday at Community Lanes in Minster.

COLDWATER - An up-and-down season took another up turn for the Marion Local Flyers on Friday night at The Palace as the Blue and Gold came away with a hard-earned road win over the Coldwater Cavaliers.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

St. Henry broke a halftime tie with a 10-3 advantage in the third quarter an the Redskins won their eighth straight game with a 51-42 triumph over Minster on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Wildcat Gymnasium.

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St. Marys led after the opening quarter but in the final three quarters of play as Van Wert picked up a 68-43 win in Western Buckeye League action at the Cougar Den on Friday night.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Local swimmers will have to wait this weekend to hear if they qualified for the state swimming championships after no automatic bids were earned on Friday at the Division II district meet on the campus of Bowling Green State University.