CELINA - Trevin M. Sanders-Roark left Mercer County Common Pleas Court Tuesday afternoon sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the November 2011 murders of Fort Recovery-area residents Robert and Colleen Grube. [More]

The investigation into the November 2011 deaths of Robert and Colleen Grube continues, Mercer County Sheriff's Detective Doug Timmerman said.

While

CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners have approved the use of a new funding formula for townships that would drastically alter the amount of money received by some of them.

Strong winds damaged a hangar at Lakefield Airport west of Montezuma Tuesday evening.

Gary Lefeld, airport manager, said he received a call a little after 8 p.m. that the roof on Hangar B east of the airport had been ripped off.

CELINA - The Mercer County Board of Elections is working on a Facebook page to be able to provide information including preliminary results on election night.

CELINA - The owner of a dog who was shot and wounded by a Celina police officer Monday morning is being charged with allowing the dog to run loose.

MINSTER - Two lots have been sold in the West Industrial Park.

The Minster Community Improvement Corp. on Tuesday approved the sale of a 2.805-acre tract to Baumer Construction of Minster and a 1.683-acre site to Weigandt Land Co., also of Minster. Purchase prices were not available. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a contract with a Lima organization to ensure future transportation services for local, income-eligible clients.

MINSTER - Construction of a 3-megawatt solar field at the village-owned Luedeke Farm should commence in mid-September.

Village administrator Don Ha

ROCKFORD - Rockford officials have begun cleaning up three properties.

A home at 407 N. West Street has been demolished and all the foundation concrete is gone, village administrator Jeff Long said on Tuesday night at the regular council meeting.

ST. HENRY - Coldwater's Jon Wenning bested St. Henry's Spencer Schulze as the two duked it out for the top spot in the high school boys race of the Mercer County Cross Country Meet.

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St. Marys' girls and New Bremen's boys claimed the team titles at the Auglaize County cross country meet on Tuesday at K.C. Geiger Park in St. Marys.

Greg Kahlig will get a chance to play basketball on the professional level and be able travel as well.

The Fort Recovery standout, who finished a [More]