CELINA - This summer could truly bring the dog days to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office.

The department is preparing a K-9 unit that could start operating this summer, sheriff Jeff Grey has announced. He plans to introduce one dog this year and add another in 2017. [More]

ST. MARYS - State Rep. Jim Buchy, R-Greenville, who will be leaving office at the year's end, held nothing back on Friday morning when he railed against politicians and interest groups he claim want to destroy the area's way of life.