Local wheat farmers might be eating hotdogs and setting off fireworks rather than harvesting their crops this weekend.
Many farmers target July 4 to harvest wheat. However, the ground is so wet due to record rainfall and flooding, many will not be able to get into their fields, local ag officials said. [More]
SIDNEY - A St. Marys man on Tuesday was sentenced to seven years in prison for starting a fire that killed a 50-year-old man in Shelby County in December.
ST. HENRY - A local landscape employee was listed in critical condition this morning at a Dayton hospital after an accident at noon Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. 127 and state Route 119.
CELINA - The overall transportation budget funded by the federal government for income-eligible residents in Mercer County increased nearly 20 percent this year.
TIPP CITY - A Fort Recovery man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Tipp City and charged with multiple violations including drug trafficking and child endangering.
I had the chance to go one-on-one with Scoonie Penn last Thursday at Murotech Court in St. Marys, the site of his basketball camp to assist the efforts of St. Marys Tailgate for Cancer (To clarify: we didn't actually play basketball, that would have been embarrassing. It was an interview).
