ST. MARYS - The calcium-stained blocks on the new middle/high school building are being removed and replaced with brick.

Who's paying for the $1.76 million project is yet to be determined. [More]

With the Ohio Supreme Court turning down an appeal request for Mark Wangler, the case now appears headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Wangler, a 57-y

A probable cause hearing to determine if Trevin Sanders will be tried as an adult has been reassigned to May 23 in Mercer County Juvenile Court.

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COLDWATER - A handful of Walnut Street residents upset with a neighboring property expressed grievances during the Coldwater Board of Appeals meeting Wednesday evening. 

Several structural and sanitary issues have been reported with the home at 315 W. Walnut St. since July 2008. [More]

COLDWATER - A statistics-heavy board of governors meeting showed improved fiscal and doctor performance at Mercer County Community Hospital.

Finance committee member Tony Gonzalez opened Wednesday's meeting by reporting a profit margin of $2.3 million for fiscal year 2013.

COLUMBUS - Jim James, the singer-guitarist of the eclectic rock band My Morning Jacket, recently took a break to focus on a solo outing where he moon

MARIA STEIN - Claire Heitkamp will be making the move from one ultra-successful volleyball program to another one in the fall.

Heitkamp wrapped up

If Patricia (Trish) Chapa's competitive livelihood had depended on her performance in Katie Horstman's elementary gym class, there is a rather significant chance she would not have been one of five former athletes inducted into Minster's Athletic Hall of Fame last Saturday.