CELINA - A Coldwater man facing two counts of rape testified in his own defense on Wednesday, denying the charges, during the second and final day of his trial before Mercer County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Ingraham.
Ten dairy farms in Mercer and Auglaize counties have either closed or liquidated all or a significant portion of their herds over the past year due to low milk prices, local agriculture officials say. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners have taken a preliminary step toward forming a sewer subdistrict for property owners in the Carthagena area in anticipation of a $1.56 million project.
The Mercer County commissioners and the county engineer remind those who plant and till the fields around the county this spring to avoid planting in the roadway right-of-way.
COLDWATER - Mercer Health board members were updated on human resource figures for fiscal year 2018, with senior director of human resources Jon Dingledine noting that health-care costs had risen substantially among the hospital's staff in the last year.
Wabash Road between Fort Recovery's First Street and St. Joe Road in Recovery Township will be closed for a culvert replacement, Mercer County Engineer, Jim Wiechart has announced.
ST. HENRY - Twenty-two high school students from Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties were honored at Wednesday's third annual 20 Under 20 Awards for the promise they hold for the area's future.
