CELINA - Under President Barack Obama's administration, Mercer County has gained 300 jobs, seen its unemployment level drop from 9.1 percent to 4.4 percent and benefited from increased access to crop insurance and healthcare. [More]

"Are you better off than you were four years ago? How about the country?"

A handful of local folks told The Daily Standard this week their lives ha

ST. MARYS - President Obama's healthcare reform bill doesn't actually reform healthcare, a Dayton-region healthcare official told local Rotarians at a meeting Wednesday. [More]

Mercer County is among 85 of Ohio's 88 counties granted natural disaster designations Wednesday by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The designation will

Douglas Fonner faced his final sentencing Wednesday afternoon for a string of breaking and enterings in Mercer, Auglaize, Van Wert and Shelby counties.

The drive will run Sept. 14 through Oct. 15 with officials increasing their drive goal of $110,000 last year to $125,000 this year.

"We met our goal last year and indicators are the economy is getting better. We feel it's a realistic goal," drive co-chairman Mary Beougher said.

NOBLESVILLE - Veteran rock group KISS has been slogging out its shtick of comic-book inspired mayhem across arena and stadium stages for nearly four decades.

MARIA STEIN - Marion Township Park will be filled with the sound of music Sept. 15 as park board members sponsor their first Steiner Stock.

The event begins at 4 p.m. with an outdoor Mass followed by performances from three area bands - Game Face, Plow Kings and E-Z Rider.

WAPAKONETA - Musicians armed with banjos, dulcimers and other stringed instruments will converge on The Famous Old Time Music Company for a three-day Bluegrass in the Cornfield Festival beginning today.

As you approach the front gates of Memorial Stadium in Minster, the weathered plaque is difficult to overlook.

Encased in the side of a two-ton bo [More]

The battle between Darrell Lanigan and Don O'Neil in the waning laps of the 2011 World 100 at Eldora Speedway was like a scene from the movie Days of Thunder.

Compiled by Ryan Hines

A sixth-golfer tiebreaker was needed to determine a winner when St. Henry's boys golf team hosted St. Marys on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks.

After eight quarters of football to start the 2012 season, Celina's head coach Jared Rolfes has been happy with just four quarters from his Bulldogs.

One of the oldest rivalries in the Midwest Athletic Conference that dates back before the start of the conference highlights the opening night of conference play on Friday.

Last Week's Impact Players:
Offense
Mason Evers, QB/DB,
Fort Recovery
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School-record 349 yards rushing and four TDs on offense. Also added two interceptions on defense, including one to seal Indians' 30-27 win over Waynesfield-Goshen.