Local and statewide home sales are gaining ground this year despite a shaky economy.

Mercer County Auditor Randy Grapner said home sales for the co [More]

BURKETTSVILLE - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued permits to LDT Keller Farms LLC to expand to more than 1,600 dairy cows and heifers.

COLUMBUS (AP) - Ohio third-graders lagging in reading skills face the possibility of being held back for up to two school years under a sweeping overhaul of state education policy that cleared the state Legislature on Wednesday.

Mercer County Jobs and Family Services is looking for youth to fill available summer jobs.

JFS has restarted its Temporary Assistance for Needy Fam

ST. MARYS - A local restaurant/bar owner was fined more than $8,700 for workers' compensation fraud and attempting to tamper with records.

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A Celina woman faces a minor misdemeanor charge of allowing a dog to run loose after her boxer mix dog escaped from a fenced yard and bit a passer-by on June 4.

Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors on Wednesday accepted the resignation of nutrient management technician Matt Tobe. His last day is Friday.

NEW BREMEN - Incoming superintendent Howard Overman outlined continuing Race to the Top efforts to board of education members during a meeting Wednesday.

ST. HENRY - Garrett Koesters is used to going solo.

Not only has he sung solo performances in public, he often was the lone male voice in the school choir. [More]

CELINA - The hits keep on coming for the Grand Lake Mariners.

Grand Lake belted 11 hits and took advantage of four Cincinnati Steam errors in an 11-5 victory on Wednesday night during Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Jim Hoess Field.

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Coldwater's Vinny Droesch fired a complete game three-hitter and the Cavaliers picked up their 10th win of the summer ACME season after an 8-0 triumph over Vandalia-Butler in Vandalia.