CELINA - Attendees of the 165th annual Mercer County Fair welcomed cowboys, mules, horses and pickup trucks to the track on Saturday afternoon.
Fairgoers returned to the grandstands after the Brothers Osborne concert the night before for some racing action. Mule and horse racers competed in four races each around the half-mile track. With no rain in sight, racer Jason Crist said the track was ideal for racing. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County officials plan to provide up to $800,000 in revolving loan funds to accommodate Mercer Landmark's proposed $26 million expansion in St. Henry, according to county community development director Jared Ebbing.
ROSSBURG - Jonathan Taylor held off a late race charge and Earnie Woodard dominated as each visited victory lane Saturday night at Eldora Speedway's Family Fireworks Night.