Warning signs and extra hand sanitizers will greet fairgoers and exhibitors at this year's Mercer County Fair due to a statewide outbreak of influenza associated with swine.
Thirty cases of H3N2v - an influenza A virus - have been confirmed in Ohio in people who had direct contact with swine at fairs. The Mercer County Fair opens Friday. [More]
District to lobby for state money to fund positions long term
By Nancy Allen
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members agreed to fill an open nutrient management technician position after the state OK'd funding.
The board on Wednesday also decided to start lobbying politicians and other decision makers for funds to keep two technicians on staff long term. [More]
Mercer, Auglaize ballots finalized for November election
A local school district and village are seeking new money from taxpayers while a handful of other municipalities are asking for increases on current levies at the upcoming general election.
Mercer, Auglaize ballots finalized for November election
The November general election in Mercer and Auglaize counties will feature multiple contested races for county seats. In some instances, new blood is certain to take office as a few long-time incumbents chose not to seek re-election.
While much of the focus for Eldora Speedway's Family Fun Night, presented by Office Depot, on Saturday night will be the plethora of off-track activities for fans of all ages, the on-track action promises to be exciting with two of the track's championship battles heading down the homestretch.
