Coldwater couple buys Grand Lake landmark property
By Shelley Grieshop
The modest, white cabin surrounded by towering trees and the waves of Grand Lake seemed like a lavish resort when Greg Westbrock was a kid.
He spent many summer days and nights fishing, water skiing and grudgingly performing chores for his parents during numerous visits to Dayton Island, near Montezuma. [More]
The apparent cutting of a fiber optic line Friday afternoon in northwestern Ohio caused the Mercer County Sheriff's Office to lose 911 service for much of the night.
CELINA - City employees removed the outfield fence of Jim Hoess Field this week, the first step in a plan to convert much of Westview Park into four diamonds for girls softball and Little League baseball.
CELINA - A recent request by Dr. Timothy Heinrichs to retire and be rehired as the county coroner will now force him to seek re-election this fall - two years before his term expires - to keep the post.
MENDON - A Fort Wayne, Ind., company was chosen by county officials to spearhead work on several streets in the village.
The bid of $423,200 from Brooks Construction was the lowest of three received in June by Mercer County Commissioners, who on Thursday approved the contract.
Minster, Archbold, Defiance and Bath advanced to the semifinals of the 2014 State Junior ACME Tournament after winning their opening games on Friday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry.
