Mercer among top recipients of state funds for lending
By Shelley Grieshop
Government red tape nearly discouraged two Coldwater women from pursuing a county loan for the business of their dreams.
In the end, the financial advantage of the revolving loan with its inviting 3 percent interest rate balanced the negative, said April Braun and Sandy Sutter, co-owners of K-9 Clubhouse. [More]
CELINA - Former police chief Dave Slusser believes Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel was harboring ill feelings against him for some time.
During the second day of a public hearing to determine whether the ex-chief should get his job back, Slusser, who was fired by safety service director Tom Hitchcock on June 14 for alleged misconduct in office, testified to a computer incident in which city files were accessed. [More]
Sketchy information about an alleged missing woman and another possible suspect in the Grube murder case were raised during a hearing Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
NEW BREMEN - Two people were injured and traffic was snarled for about an hour following an accident at a busy intersection in the village Wednesday morning.
MINSTER - Although both teams showed signs of fatigue after playing four games within the last 7-8 days, Minster used a great defensive effort with some pin-point shooting from three-point range to knock off Troy, 47-31 on Wednesday night at Wildcat Gymnasium.
The annual matchup between St. Henry and Fort Recovery has a lot of excitement already built in as the teams renew pleasantries at Fort Site Fieldhouse Friday night.
COLDWATER - The wide-open spaces of Big Sky country suits Christina Seas just fine.
The Coldwater distance specialist signed a national letter-of-intent with the University of Montana on Tuesday, joining a solid Division I program for cross country and track and field.
COLDWATER - After helping Coldwater to back-to-back regional tournament appearances, Kelsey Rammel will move on to play volleyball collegiately at national junior college power Columbus State.
