ST. MARYS - City residents will see a 17 percent increase in their sewer bills each year through 2020, beginning with the bills payable on April 10.
Water and sewer departments superintendent Jeff Thompson and city administrators agreed to the annual increases due to a number of expenses planned in the near future for the city's sewer system. Thompson reviewed the change with council members at their meeting on Monday. [More]
Tribe hurler strikes out nine in victory over Celina
By Colin Foster
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery's Ben Homan had the ball in his hand.
And he was in command.
Homan pitched five beautiful innings of baseball - racking up nine strikeouts and allowing just two hits - and the Indians notched their second win in three tries this season with a 10-1 defeat of Celina on Monday at the ballpark in Fort Recovery. [More]
Celina council approves first reading of ordinance; plans for tract not disclosed
CELINA - City council members are poised to sell a small parcel of abandoned railroad ground to Mercer Landmark, which owns the property, including the former city utility building at 426 W. Market St., directly east of the land.
CELINA - Mercer County Cheryl Ann Board of Developmental Disabilities members on Monday learned the organization had spent just under $5.9 million on client services in 2017.
Unemployment in Mercer County dropped in February to 2.9 percent to remain the lowest jobless rate in Ohio.
February's 2.9 percent was down from 3.1 percent reported in January, according to data released today by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Cole Frilling and Brad Giere combined on a two-hitter and Sam Broering and Jack Muhlenkamp each drove in runs as Coldwater opened its baseball season with a 2-0 win over St. Henry in a recently scheduled non-conference game on Monday at Veterans Field in Coldwater.
