In 2019, BrushPile Fishing and Crappie USA hosted an annual crappie tournament on Grand Lake in less than ideal conditions. Heavy rains and near-flood conditions drove a number of anglers to back out at the last minute, and BrushPile closed out the event with a Facebook post that read, in part, "We look forward to ordering up better weather for the 2020 event."

When the date rolled around in 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic hit, weather was the last thing on anyone's mind. [More]

MENDON - Library patrons can now pick up books, magazines, movies and other items any time of the day via new hold lockers at the entrance of the Mendon branch.

The Mercer County District Library and its branches also are gradually ramping up other services that were put on hold or scaled back amid the COVID-19 pandemic, director Elizabeth Muether reported. [More]