State Attorney General Mike DeWine is restricting law enforcement access to a facial recognition database following controversy over privacy issues and overly broad use of the system.
DeWine recently narrowed access to the system - available through the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway - to a handful of officers across the state, including four detectives at the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]
Evelyn M. (Hemmelgarn) Ahrns, 79, Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes Aug. 3, 2014, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
CELINA - The Celina High School girls softball team hopes to raise $125,000 by Aug. 15 to pay for the conversion of Jim Hoess Field at Westview Park into a new softball complex.
ST. MARYS - The 25th annual St. Marys Artfest is in full swing this week at St. Marys Community Public Library to help kick off the 31st annual St. Marys Summerfest.
The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA (AMFY) Waves swim team had a spectacular showing at the 2013 AAU Junior Olympics held in Des Moines, Iowa, finishing fourth overall in the combined team scores.
