CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday approved an agreement between the county board of elections and the Ohio Secretary of State for a one-time $50,000 grant for security upgrades.
The Secretary of State is providing the funding to help elections offices enhance their infrastructure's security as part of a new directive. [More]
Eileen Mary Barga age 91, of Versailles passed away at 6:07 PM on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in the Hospice Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy. [More]
COLUMBUS - Ohio has received a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster declaration due to flooding in Auglaize County on May 17, according to a news release from Gov. Mike DeWine on Thursday.
MARIA STEIN - Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics officials and Marion Local FFA members have paired up to create a community garden to benefit the public.
Several local politicians and organizations reacted to the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision on Rucho v. Common Cause, which dealt with political gerrymandering of electoral districts.
Local Republican elected officials expressed opposition to the Supreme Court's decision in Department of Commerce v. New York to block a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census.
UNION TOWNSHIP - A Wapakoneta man was reportedly airlifted to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima Wednesday morning with serious injuries after his motorcycle struck a deer in the area of Mercer and Krugh roads.
COLDWATER - Coldwater clinched a tie for first place in the Mercer County ACME baseball standings with a two-game sweep of Celina on Thursday night at Veterans Field. The Cavaliers won the opening game 12-2 in five innings while cruising to a 15-2 victory in the nightcap.
Justan Felver's double to left scored Chaz Neuenschwander for the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh as Parkway beat Fort Recovery 2-1 in Mercer County ACME baseball action in Fort Recovery on Thursday.
