ROCKFORD - Residents will pay higher sewer service rates starting on July 1, 2018.

Council members on Tuesday approved a $4 per month increase for

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members opened Tuesday's meeting with a moment of silence for former Democratic member Betty Cook, who died May 8 at the age of 87. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members on Tuesday night reviewed a revised five-year forecast, noting decreased income tax revenue and increased state funding.

FORT RECOVERY - Seventy Fort Recovery High School seniors will receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fort Site Field House.

A state grant will help Mercer County officials host an area cleanup effort next spring.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $3,984 litter management grant to the Mercer County Solid Waste Management District.

WAPAKONETA - The Panther Express kept on rolling Tuesday night.

Ada could not derail it.

The Parkway softball team won its 20th straight game in with a 15-0, five-inning victory over the Bulldogs at the Wapakoneta High School Athletic Complex in the Division IV district semifinal. [More]

Fort Recovery pitcher/outfielder Nick Thwaits and Parkway pitcher/first baseman Haley Hawk were the coaches' choices for Midwest Athletic Conference Baseball and Softball Players of the Year when the coaches gathered for all-conference selections on Monday.

ST. MARYS - Austin Cook helped put the St. Marys boys' bowling team on the map in helping the program win its first-ever state title this past season.

Now, the soon-to-be graduate will get a chance to help build the program at the University of Rio Grande when it begins its program next season.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team kept its season alive with two wins in the elimination bracket of the 2017 USCAA Small School World Series held in Glens Falls, New York.