CELINA - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey is pleading with county commissioners to install what he feels are long-overdue security measures in the county courthouse.

CELINA - A 19-year-old former Celina woman now living in Detroit pleaded guilty to 13 fifth-degree felony forgery charges stemming from a string of checks written on false accounts and passed at financial institutions in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties.

ROCKFORD - Members of American Legion Post 508 and the bicentennial committee are raising funds to construct a veterans memorial to honor those who have served their country. [More]

COLDWATER - Bills for the construction of the Sanderell Family West Wing at Mercer County Community Hospital should be paid by Jan. 15.

George Boyl

Jeff and Kyle Fortkamp Poultry, Fort Recovery, is asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate for another five years.

Following is ODA information on the operation:

Name: Jeff and Kyle Fortkamp Poultry, 385 New Weston-Fort Loramie Road, Fort Recovery.

As the final week of the high school football season in Ohio comes to its 15-week conclusion, the pageantry of Marion Local football is once again on

New Bremen graduate and Michigan freshman Paige Jones was named to the All-Freshman Team as the Big Ten Conference announced its volleyball honors on Wednesday.

Snow shovels were in the hands of Marion Local football players Tuesday as they cleared off Wapakoneta's Harmon Field for practice.

The Flyers hope to have a trophy in their hands Friday.

KIRTLAND (14-0)


Regular Season


Chargin Falls
W, 43-0

The Marion Local Flyers air show has been fun to watch and tough to ground this season.

On Friday, fans get one more chance to witness it when senior quarterback Nate Bruns pilots the Flyers into Canton with classmates/receivers Nick Tangeman and Matt Rethman also in the cockpit.

Today
Division II

No. 3 Massillon Washington (14-0) vs. No. 1 Akron Hoban (14-0), 7:30 p.m.

Friday
Division IV

No. 1 Kirtland (14-0) vs. No. 3 Marion Local (13-1), 10 a.m.

CELINA - Ohio winters can be long - really long.

When booking entertainment for the coming months, The Overdrive staff knew a good way to beat cabin fever is to enjoy some laughs, so they have scheduled performances by several comedians.