CELINA - An organization founded more than a half a century ago to promote snowmobiling has since evolved and expanded its purview to advocate for myriad forms of recreation and safety on Grand Lake.

President Brad Fisher introduced himself and gave an overview of the Grand Lake Recreation Club at the Lake Improvement Association's monthly meeting May 2. [More]

  WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County's Republican primary for common pleas court judge was settled by a razor-thin margin on Tuesday night, with St. Marys City law director Zach Ferrall winning over Shelby County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Kristina Morris by less than 200 votes. [More]

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]