Mercer County voters will be asked to approve a 15-year, 0.5 percent sales tax on the Nov. 6 election ballot to pay for the construction and operation of a new jail.

Montezuma received favorable bids for its upcoming village-wide street, sidewalk and storm drainage improvement project.

Mercer County Commissioner

The local chapter of the American Red Cross is teaming up with its Indiana neighbors for a go-kart racing series debuting for the first time at the Maria Stein Country Fest this weekend.

Day after day the sun shone out

Till the earth was choking with dust and drought,

And millions of blossoms on hill and plain

Were almost dead for the want of rain. [More]

Local officials Thursday held their first meeting to investigate establishing a federal program to improve water quality in the Grand Lake/Wabash River Watershed. [More]

ST. HENRY - Local high school students who complete the recently added Project Lead The Way curriculum can receive 17 college credit hours at Wright State University-Lake Campus if they attend the college.

An emergency water restriction ordinance was activated by Rockford Village Administrator Jeff Long on this morning prohibiting residents from watering their lawns. [More]

A Montezuma woman has pleaded not guilty to buying jewelry from three area jewelry stores and paying the combined $2,560 cost with checks that bounced due to insufficient funds.

A wheelchair-bound St. Marys man was sentenced this week to a total of three years in prison for having sex with two young children in January 2006 and February of this year.

COLDWATER - Helping establish Catholic clusters throughout the local deanery has been a rewarding challenge for the Rev. Ron Wilker during his 14 years at Holy Trinity parish in Coldwater.

By LARRY BOOS
Eldora Speedway

ROSSBURG - NASCAR Nextel Cup stalwarts Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne and Dave Blaney readily admit that open wheel Sprint Car racing was very influential in developing their careers and welcome any chance to return to those roots.

ST. HENRY - Hitting is contagious and the Coldwater ACME team proved that during the fourth inning of its game against St. Henry at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Thursday evening. [More]

Compiled by Ryan Hines

The Grand Lake Mariners have evened their record at 5-5 on the summer after picking up a come-from-behind 7-4 win over Lake Erie on the road at Ned Skeldon Stadium on Thursday night in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action.