A teenager accused of planting a bomb at a gas station near a St. Marys city school on Tuesday is being held in jail on a $1 million bond.
Jesse B. McDermitt, 18, who was arrested at his home at Townview Terrace Apartments shortly after police discovered the homemade bomb, appeared in Auglaize County Juvenile Court on Wednesday morning. Judge Mark Spees ordered a court-appointed attorney to represent McDermitt after he declared himself indigent. [More]
Cost increase will be split among customers in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties
By William Kincaid
The estimated price for AMP-Ohio to build a new baseload coal power station that eventually will supply electricity to local municipalities has increased more than 10 percent.
An October feasibility study put construction cost at $3.25 billion for the Meigs County power plant, up from an initial estimate of $2.9 billion. [More]
ST. MARYS - Author J.K. Rowlings' new supporting title to the Harry Potter series hits the market today, but book reviewers say it's not likely Harry fans will be as wild about "The Tales of Beedle the Bard," an imaginary book that surfaced in a couple Potter books.
MINSTER - Councilors on Wednesday unanimously authorized village administrator Don Harrod to work with an area agency to pave the way for a 55 percent tax credit for a local industry.
It's safe to say that Michael Waltrip is one of the busiest and most recognizable names in NASCAR, but the driver-owner is making a pit stop in Mercer County on Friday, Dec. 12th.
