Reports of three children possibly falling through ice prove erroneous
By William Kincaid
ST. MARYS - A search and rescue mission Monday for three children believed to have fallen through the ice on Grand Lake had a happy ending.
After more than two hours, the search by scores of emergency personnel was called off when it was determined no one had fallen through the ice along the north shore of a beach in Grand Lake St. Marys State Park, according to St. Marys Township Fire Chief Chad Hicks. [More]
Celina's new all-time scoring leader looking to help team win WBL championship
By Gary R. Rasberry
Like most youngsters, Ryan Hoyng hopes to emulate his favorite Celina basketball players.
Saturday night in Coldwater, Hoyng passed his favorite player, Tim Homan, to become the all-time leading scorer in Celina history with a 29-point performance in the Bulldogs' 51-45 win over the Cavaliers. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Several Mercer County communities are considering adding permissive tax levies on license plates to make up for lost local government funding from the state.
ST. MARYS - The city's streets and sidewalks committee members on Monday night said they will consider recommending council suspend a newly enacted vicious dog ordinance that targets pit bulls.
Project likely will cost $30,000 less than estimate
FORT RECOVERY - An emergency project to shore up the banks of the village's two sanitary sewer lagoons was completed Monday and likely will cost about $30,000 less than the $95,000 estimate.
The Coldwater girls' bowling team captured the team championship at the Pioneer Classic Bowling Tournament hosted by Temple Christian held Monday at Westgate Lanes in Lima.
Eleven farms in Mercer and Auglaize counties are among 104 century and bicentennial farms designated statewide Century Farms by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in 2014.
