CELINA - A five-month fund-raising campaign will begin May 18 to raise $2 million for the 68,500-square-foot Progressive Agriculture Convention and Education Center to be built at the Mercer County Fairgrounds. [More]

ST.MARYS - Several nonprofit organizations' leaders are supporting the Lima Allen Council on Community Affairs' bid to become the permanent community action agency for Mercer and Auglaize counties.

CELINA - Big and small Mercer County businesses can hire people with disabilities, Randolph Lewis, executive chair of the United States Disability Hiring Alliance, on Wednesday told about 30 people at Romer's Catering in Celina.

ST. MARYS - A 26-year-old St. Marys man was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl and attempting to tamper with evidence.

ROCKFORD - The way the game was going, seven innings were not going to be enough for the Shawnee and Parkway softball teams.

Chloe Wohlgamuth tied

As last Saturday afternoon wore on and the National Football League was wrapping up its annual college draft, Eric Lefeld wasn't overly concerned. [More]

The two towns share Grand Lake St. Marys. After Tuesday, Celina and St. Marys are sharing something else - the Western Buckeye League baseball title.

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Derek Lange pitched a complete game seven-hitter as St. Henry improved to 15-5 with a 6-1 win over Ansonia in Wednesday afternoon baseball action at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.

CELINA - The Celina Merchant Association is seeking artists and apple growers to participate in an inaugural Art, Apples and Ale Affair on Oct. 10.

   The Mercer County Fairgrounds will again host the annual Ribfest May 15-16.

"We always pray for great weather but there are plenty of buildings