A longtime OSU Extension employee has been named the new extension educator for Mercer County on a part-time basis.

Jim Hoorman started work on Mon [More]

The death of an elderly Fort Recovery man has been ruled a traffic fatality - Mercer County's sixth for the year.

George G. Jetter, 96, 3191 state Route 49, died July 19 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., of injuries sustained in a July 15 traffic accident.

ST. MARYS - Call them DAY-lias or DAL-lias or just call them flashy, spectacular flowers. For gardener Agnes Schmerge call them 13 years of cultivation and many prizes at county and state fairs.

Just eight applications from Mercer County were approved for a total of $68,259 from USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for fiscal year 2009 - a whopping $240,741 less than last year.

Eldora Speedway announced on Monday that Saturday night's FASTRAK Crate Late Model winner Chip Brindle was disqualified after failing post-race inspection.