Closure set for June; demo will follow by year's end
CELINA - The Mercer County Home, one of the last county homes in the state, is set to close in June and be demolished by the end of the year.
CELINA - One new death and 20 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday and Thursday raised Mercer County's total death toll to 76 and case count to 3,739.
CELINA - Residents who didn't apply for unemployment benefits in 2020 but received unemployment-related forms in the mail are being urged to report the incident to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
24-0 opening run leads Indians past Cavs
COLDWATER - By the time Riley Rismiller scored Coldwater's first points of the night, the game was already out of reach.
The Fort Recovery girls ba
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Celina's Holden Cubberley became a three-time Western Buckeye League boys diving champion at the league competition held Thursday at Napoleon High School.
MINSTER - Dannon Yogurt has cleared a number of hurdles since placing a plant in Minster 52 years ago.
It's latest challenge is maintaining production levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.
FORT RECOVERY - Although 2020 was a difficult year, Fort Recovery Industries had something to celebrate.
The company had its 75th anniversary in 20
ST. MARYS - As it carefully navigated the unpredictable days of 2020, Kosei St. Marys continued looking to the future in anticipation of growth and expansion.
COLDWATER - Lincoln Electric Automation in Coldwater has had a growth spurt in recent years.
Originally established as a tool and die machine shop
PBS Animal Health, built on the edge of a farm field in southern Mercer County, opened in 1995.
The 2,500-square-foot store is located on U.S. 127 near State Route 119.
NEW BREMEN - A small pile of soil can reveal a lot about the land on which it resides, and Brookside Laboratories Inc. in New Bremen has spent the last 83 years unlocking its treasure trove of information.
Schools adapt to remote learning
Schools across Mercer and Auglaize counties have had to make adjustments over the past year due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Many school administrators
MINSTER - Machine Concepts has rebounded in recent months, and officials say they expect the company to continue a more than 25-year tradition of steady growth, despite a COVID-19-related drop in sales in early spring.
Several area school districts have seen a decline in student enrollment in recent years while others are reporting an upswing.
Marion Local Schools
COLDWATER - This will be a year of change at S&K Products as a new generation of leadership has taken the reins of the company.
V.J. Westerheide, 6
MARIA STEIN - A venture that started as a home business, Innovative Office Solutions has evolved into a growing service that has clients across the country.
