Friday, January 2nd, 2026
By Abigail Miller
FORT RECOVERY- The Fort Recovery Christmas Gala has raised more than $1.3 million for local residents in need since its start, and recently marked a decade as one of the community's most impactful holiday traditions.
The Christmas radio show, held on Dec. 10 and available to re-watch on YouTube and Facebook, featured a variety of local entertainment including performances by Fort Recovery school choirs, talks from local priests, a word from the Fort Recovery mayor and more. [More]
Obituaries on January 2nd, 2026
Charles "Chuck" Clinton Meinerding, a loving husband, proud father, grandfather [More]
Thomas Richard "Tom" Stephenson, 77, of Rockford, Ohio died Tuesday morning, De [More]
Richard (Dick) Berkenstock, aged 87, passed away peacefully at his home on Dece [More]
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MAIRA STEIN - Crews are expected to mobilize today before initiating the controlled demolition of the severely damaged St. John the Baptist Catholic
A busy year for open ditch construction projects, the Mercer Soil and Water Conservation District oversaw the construction of over 20,500 lineal feet, or almost 4 miles, of two-stage ditch installed by three different contractors in 2025, an annual report from the office states.