The Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District hired a new watershed coordinator to replace Laura Walker, who has resigned to pursue a teaching position.
The board accepted Walker's resignation on Thursday at the regular meeting. Following a 30-minute executive session, board members hired her replacement, Abbey Tobe, who currently works as a manure management technician through the SWCD office. Tobe will earn $16.60 per hour; she starts in the new position Sept. 1. [More]
The majority of trees in Celina's Eastview Park are ash and nearly 80 of them are infested with the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB).
"Last week we marked the ash trees that are completely dead. They will be taken down this winter (by city employees) and all those infected will be taken down gradually," said Celina Public Works Superintendent Joe Wolfe. [More]
CELINA - Mitch Siefring was groomed to raise steer. His older siblings, Ben, 20, and Paige, 17, both earned titles at previous Mercer County Fair livestock auctions, with the former boasting two grand champions.
CELINA - Macy Gehle is determined not to let cystic fibrosis keep her from doing the things she loves - and it certainly didn't this week during the Mercer County Fair.
A former Auglaize County man has been charged with fraudulently collecting Ohio workers' compensation benefits after posting Facebook photos showing him at work in Arizona.
A 17-year-old area boy remains in serious condition at a Dayton hospital following an accident that caused a pickup truck cab and bed to separate.
The mishap occurred at 5:22 a.m. Aug. 15 along Huwer Road east of Homan Road in rural Maria Stein, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
