CELINA - Excitement is building among certain FFA and 4-H members for the 2026 Mercer County Fair, which will see the return of live poultry exhibits following a year off due to the threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza.

The exhibits and showings of turkeys, roasters, broilers, layer hens and other poultry entries will also take place in a new location boasting additional space and a show arena this year, injecting another dose of exhilaration into the program. [More]

CELINA - Ice baths are normally reserved for bad pranks and rehab. But for Celina's Wes Greber, he was more than happy to take a postgame plunge as the lefty threw a no-hitter Monday night against Marion Local in the Bulldogs' 4-0 non-conference baseball win at Montgomery Field. [More]

COLDWATER - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating a brazen, apparently well-plotted overnight cattle rustling operation that resulted in the theft of 64 freshly-weaned, 13-week-old Holstein calves from a converted cattle barn at 4436 Coldwater Creek Road, just south of State Route 219 in Butler Township. [More]

CELINA - Early in his tenure as Mercer County Community Development director, Jared Ebbing grew irritated with a nagging perception held by some parents that their children's futures lie far beyond the county's borders.

"I remember going around and talking to parents, and some people would say, 'Yeah, there's nothing here for our kids. They're going to have to go to Columbus … There's nothing to do here, there's no career opportunities," he said. [More]

MARIA STEIN - After more than 60 years behind the wheel, Jerry Everman will make his final stop this month as a bus driver for Marion Local Schools.

Now 83, the Marion Local graduate has transported around three generations of Flyers for school, field trips and sporting events since he was 23. He's retiring with the end of school this year. [More]

ST. MARYS - Familiar faces led St. Marys' Will Ross to make his next step official as the midfielder will take his talents to Lima and play for the University of Northwestern Ohio soccer team.

"A lot of fellow athletes (at UNOH) bowled for the [More]