CELINA - 4-H members Lilly Vagedes of Coldwater, Emily Meyer of Maria Stein and Lauren Hartings of St. Henry stitched their way to outstanding ribbons at this year's Mercer County Fair.

ST. MARYS - United Steelworkers today announced ratification of a four-year contract covering employees at the Veyance Technologies plant in St. Marys.

WAYNESFIELD - A 44-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon when a falling tree struck him.

Carl J. "Jay Bird" Cummins of Waynesfield was seriously injured at a residence on Pusheta Road near Fryburg about 4 p.m. He was taken to Lima Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

GRAND LAKE - The annual drawing for a chance to use 67 waterfowl blind sites for hunting on Grand Lake will be held Aug. 18 at the Mercer Wildlife Area.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, folks, but summer is dwindling.

High school sports puts the rubber to the road within the next week or two, and the back-to-school preparations are starting to hit full throttle.

ROSSBURG - Rob Winks etched his name into the Eldora Speedway record books on Saturday night, while Joey Kremer and Barney Craig returned to victory lane with exciting victories during Family Fun Night. [More]