ST. MARYS - When Don Ring tested positive for COVID-19 on June 23, he and his wife, Angel, thought he would receive unemployment benefits within a couple of weeks. [More]

CELINA - Two new COVID-19 cases were reported in Mercer County on Tuesday increasing the number of total confirmed cases to 364, but the number of pending cases more than tripled from the day before as more symptomatic people get tested.

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members on Tuesday approved a plan outlining how they intend to spend nearly $35,000 in federal funds to prevent, prepare for and respond to the coronavirus pandemic during the 2020 federal election cycle.

Mercer County's unemployment rate continued to improve in June.

The rate dropped from 9% in May to 7.9% in June, according to the Ohio Department o

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Ellen Naumann continued her stellar summer run on the Lima Junior Golf Association tour with a 1-under 71 on Tuesday at Moose Landing Country Club in Ottawa.