Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
By Nancy Allen
Most people in Mercer County with even the slightest bit of agriculture knowledge probably know there are farmers here who raise cattle, pigs, chickens and turkeys and crops like corn, soybeans and wheat.
But what about producers who raise mink for fur, Christmas trees to sell or honey and okra. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater had a bookend-kind of ballgame in its 86th meeting with Celina.
The Cavaliers jumped out early with five runs in the top of the first, then waited until the seventh to score four more to dispatch the Bulldogs 9-2 at Montgomery Field on Monday in Mercer County baseball action. [More]
Obituaries on April 21st, 2009
Roger A. Hegemier, 76, of Wapakoneta, died at 10:30 p.m. April 18, 2009, at his residence. [More]
Local pictures on April 21st, 2009
Subscriber stories on April 21st, 2009
MINSTER - More than a hundred area residents - ranging from teenagers to senior citizens - packed the large group meeting room at Minster Middle School on Monday night to show support for two school organizations and advisers.
If there's an overall local trend in the USDA's recently released 2007 Census of Agriculture, it's increases.
Here is a snapshot of what happened with number of farms, land in farms, average farm size, sales and government payments in Mercer, Auglaize and Darke counties between 2002 and 2007.
MINSTER - Representatives of the Minster Athletic Boosters will be in attendance at tonight's Minster Village Council meeting seeking approval to use a portion of Seventh Street park land as a high school football practice field.
ST. MARYS - Board of education members ratified action Monday evening that approved leveling the playing field, so to speak.
School officials were
Two out-of-state men remain incarcerated at the Mercer County Jail on charges stemming from a Friday afternoon theft at Auto Zone in Celina.
Kevin
COLDWATER - Melissa Kahlig found the perfect place to attend college and play volleyball when Alderson-Broaddus College of West Virginia came calling
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
New Knoxville went to 4-5 on the season after splitting a weekend doubleheader with Houston at the Ranger home diamond.