County's jobless rate is even better than it appears
By Shelley Grieshop
CELINA - Mercer County has held the lowest unemployment rate in the state for 2 1/2 years - a feat no other Ohio county has achieved in more than 24 years.
The latest report released Tuesday showed 3 percent unemployment in May. One economist said the fiscal reality is even better than the jobs number indicates. [More]
ST. MARYS - A suspect in a murder and his newly hired attorney appeared Friday morning in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court and waived his right to a speedy trial.