MARIA STEIN - A brief prayer service will be held Friday afternoon in the south parking lot of the former St. John the Baptist Catholic Church to mark the one-year anniversary of the disastrous fire that ultimately resulted in the demolition of one of the area's oldest houses of worship.
Ohio's unemployment rate continued its steady descent in April, dropping from 4.1% in March to 3.9%, while rates in Mercer and Auglaize counties again experienced much larger drops.
CELINA- A 54-year-old Indiana woman was sentenced to probation this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for stealing pain medication from an elderly person in 2024.
HUNTINGTON COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana State Police Cold Case Unit has identified the killer from a 1997 murder in Huntington County, Indiana, in which a 25-year-old Fort Wayne woman with a background in Van Wert was stabbed to death.
The first official record of the census of Mercer County was filed June 4, 1827, and is quite legible and in good condition. The names listed are the white male inhabitants over the age of 21 years, totaling 114.
MCGUFFEY - It was a big day for Midwest Athletic Conference baseball teams at Upper Scioto Valley during Tuesday's Division VI district semifinals. In the opening game, a great start from Ethan Osterholt and a three-run third frame gave the Flyers all they needed to beat Columbus Grove 4-0. [More]
A bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th inning gave St. Marys a berth in the Division IV district baseball final with a 2-1 win over Elida on Thursday at Fort Jennings High School.
