The sagging national economy may be helping spur local sales.
Mercer County sales tax collections this year are up 5.74 percent compared with the same time period last year. Approximately $2.6 million in sales tax has been collected through purchases since January - nearly $140,000 more than last year at this time. [More]
The Mercer County Elks hosted three Midwest Athletic Conference golf matchups on Monday, with the undefeated St. Henry girls team looking to go to 5-0 on the season in facing Parkway.
The Redskins rolled to victory in knocking three strokes off their school record for nine holes, shooting a 186 - having broken the record two weeks ago at The Elks - with the Panthers coming in with a 214. [More]
Shirley "Shirt" Byerley, 73, 231 Jack Oak Point Road, St. Marys, died at 8 p.m. Sept. 7, 2008, at her home of complications from Lou Gehrig's Disease. [More]
Now is the time to lobby the state for more money to help clean up Grand Lake, said a member of the private Lake Development Corporation (LDC) on Monday.
Celina City Council members on Monday night unanimously approved accepting $420,000 from the Mercer County Budget Commission, which is $50,000 less than last year, Celina Safety Service Director Jeff Hazel said.
COLDWATER - The dry weather that has had Mercer County by the throat the past few weeks has caused a few headaches for village crews.
"Things are just dry and have caused a few water breaks. We've had our share," Village Manager-Engineer Eric Thomas reported at Monday's village council meeting.
MINSTER - Action taken by the Minster Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) on Monday night clears the way for construction of a warehouse/storage facility in the Minster Industrial Park.
