Rockford resident was pinned by backhoe at his home
By Margie Wuebker
A 66-year-old Rockford man has been upgraded to fair condition after being pinned by a backhoe at his home Tuesday morning,
Ronald Frahm, 2850 state Route 707, was operating a backhoe implement attached to his farm tractor shortly after 9 a.m. when the arm came up too far and pinned him against the roll bar, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports. [More]
At an age when most men look for more subtle and gentler pursuits, Bill Montgomery still loves to play baseball.
In September, Montgomery traveled to Cooperstown, New York, to play in the Legends of Baseball World Series, a tournament for players over 30. It's the 12th time Montgomery has played in the tournament. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery Indians' volleyball team earned bragging rights over Jay County after winning the Ohio/Indiana border battle in three games on Tuesday night at Fort Site Fieldhouse.
Serving helped the Indians (6-12) pick up wins in the first two games by margins of 25-13 and 25-22. The Indians' serving dropped off greatly in the third game but they had built enough of a cushion to stave off a Patriots' (7-19) comeback for a 25-23 win. [More]
CELINA - Blue Creek Wind Farm located 30 miles north of Mercer County is poised to become the largest taxpayer in Van Wert County - equal to the current top 14 taxpayers combined, project developer Dan Litchfield says.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday chose a company to handle payments via credit card and other financial devices for county fees and services.
CELINA - Mercer County Commissioners on Tuesday formally declined mediation participation in a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $25,000 from the county and an employee involved in a fatal car accident.
ROCKFORD - The village water fund may have a nearly $250,000 surplus next year, village council members learned Tuesday while preparing the 2013 budget.
Mayor says former Gibbons Hospital site likely to sell
CELINA - Celina Merchant Association members were hoping for a parking lot when the former Gibbons Hospital building is demolished later this year. Celina Mayor Jeff Hazel said that will not be happening.
NEW BREMEN - Crown Equipment Corp., headquartered in New Bremen, will be adding manufacturing space in a facility just purchased in Troy, Randy Niekamp, vice president of human resources, said.
CELINA - Going into Tuesday night's Western Buckeye League girls soccer match against the Elida Bulldogs, Celina knew its path to its first league title since 2009 was simple.
With six weeks of the high school football regular season completed, we can start projecting which teams are already in the playoffs, which teams are already out, and what needs to happen for other teams to reach the postseason.
