Longtime Daily Standard reporter Betty Lawrence retired today after almost 47 years at the newspaper.
She's witnessed a lot of changes in the business, she said. The full-time employee recalls an era when publishing the paper was a laborious job; hot lead was used to make plates for the press and air conditioning was nonexistent. [More]
ROCKFORD - As well as Hayden Abromavich pitched for Parkway on Thursday night, Ryan Mikesell was just a little bit better.
In fact, he was nearly perfect.
The St. Henry pitcher retired the first 19 batters in a row before the Panthers got a single in the seventh inning. Mikesell got the final two outs to finish with a 1-0 win in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field in Rockford. [More]
A group displeased with Grand Lake's poor water quality has asked Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District personnel to turn over public documents about watershed farmers' nutrient-management plans and soil tests.
A new summer lunch program to fill the bellies of elementary-aged children with nutritious food is off to a good start in three villages within the Parkway Local School District, organizers said.
Work will replace failing drainage tile in 238-acre area
Mercer County Soil and Water Conservation District board members Thursday approved an agricultural drainage-tile replacement project at state Route 707 and Herman Road in Dublin Township.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Thursday accepted a $264,778 bid from VTF Excavation of Celina to construct the second phase of a treatment train at Prairie Creek.
CELINA - Shawn Rose was the man on the mound and Justin Keeling took care of business at the plate, as the Celina ACME team put together back-to-back four-run innings en route to a 9-1 victory over Fort Recovery Thursday night at Montgomery Field.
Grand Lake had early struggles with their pitching and defensive lapses, as the team concluded its home-and-home series against Lexington with an 8-7 loss on Thursday at Henry Clay High School.
