CELINA - Long entrenched Mercer County Commissioner Jerry Laffin on Monday night announced he will not seek a twelfth term in office.
As such, his 40-plus year tenure as county commissioner will come to an end on Jan. 1, 2025, Laffin said at a Mercer County Republican Party meeting in the Richardson Bretz Building. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Village officials recently returned a $1.026 million state grant for the proposed Butler Street reconstruction project after inflation costs made the project untenable.
NEW BREMEN - The 1,444 mile Buckeye Trail encircling much of the state may be designated a national scenic trail, members of the Miami Erie Canal Corridor Association learned on Monday night at their annual member meeting.
CELINA - Veteran staff member Julie Peel on Monday night was appointed to serve as the head of the Mercer County Recorder's Office for the next two years.
