CELINA - Former police chief Dave Slusser's ongoing saga to reclaim his job will enter the public arena next week in what may be a four-day hearing featuring testimony from several key city employees.
CELINA - A combination of aging infrastructure and penetrating frost is taxing the time and resources of city crews who this week alone responded to five water main breaks.
CELINA - City officials must decide whether to continue making some residents pay for sidewalk improvements or pick up the tab for everybody, council president Jason King said.
One of three Kansas brothers who became instant stars with popular YouTube videos about farming will speak at the inaugural Mercer County Ag Day on April 15. [More]
ST. MARYS - Bad wiring was blamed on a house fire Thursday afternoon along U.S. 33, west of the city.
No injuries were reported. The owner and sole occupant of the ranch-style home, Margaret Chiles, safely exited the dwelling after summoning firefighters at 2:23 p.m.
New Knoxville's Haley Horstman had a historical night as the Rangers made it 13 wins in a row by defeating Fort Recovery 58-34 on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
COLDWATER - Minster got the hot shooting hand in the second quarter and the Wildcats capped their Midwest Athletic Conference schedule with a 58-46 win over a short-handed Coldwater squad on Thursday at The Palace.
ROCKFORD - After a back-and-forth first half, St. Henry took control in the third quarter and the Redskins defeated Parkway 48-37 on Thursday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action in Rockford.
With a couple of teams advancing to the state basketball tournament and the emergence of its first era of big-time scorers like Kerry Myers, Tom Bryan, Ron Niekamp, Ken Heiby, Bob Howell and Jon Shindollar, the 1960s were very kind to Mercer County boys' basketball.
The Parkway High School Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducting two new members on Saturday, Feb. 8, when the Panthers host Lima Perry. A ceremony between the jayvee and varsity basketball games will honor Shawnette (Byer) Metzger and Neil Schaffner.
