JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - A throng of people confronted Mercer County commissioners outside Beaver Chapel on Thursday afternoon about a petition seeking the vacation of parts of Karch and Swamp roads near Stoneco quarry.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials in a news release Thursday reported 122 new cases of COVID-19 in the county since their last report on Monday, raising the county's cumulative number of cases to 7,110.
MINSTER - Early pressure turned into early points for Minster as the Wildcats rolled to a 58-30 win over St. Henry in Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball action Thursday evening at Wildcat Gymnasium.
ROCKFORD - Coming off a tough loss to top-ranked Fort Loramie, New Knoxville wasted no time setting the tone.
The Rangers didn't allow a Parkway fi
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Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry
Ottawa-Glandorf jumped out to a 20-5 first quarter lead and never looked back in defeating Celina 63-34 on Thursday night in Western Buckeye League girls basketball action at the Fieldhouse.
From area houses to polished NBA floors
NEW KNOXVILLE - A local lumber company with humble, rural roots surprisingly has connections to Rome and China, and its president has gone from a kingpin of bowling lanes to an MVP of sport floors in the Far East.
Cooper started as backyard business
Cooper Farms, which has a strong presence in Mercer County, is a family-owned farm and food company that produces and packages meat and eggs for priv
Lakefield Airport in Celina and Neil Armstrong Airport in New Knoxville accommodate a mix of personal and commercial aviation that officials say is critical for maintaining and attracting business to the area.
ST. HENRY -Niekamp Farm Market has changed over the years, but the family-owned business made sure to maintain its core country values.
Mike and Brenda Niekamp opened the shop in 1998, and it has only grown since.
Business exports hats, socks, gloves, blankets
Some local residents are raising an unusual type of livestock that has been said to resemble a teddy bear.
Mary and Norman Zahn own and manage Coldwater Creek Alpacas, a 10-acre farm they founded on Younger Road in 2009.
Area business still going strong
CELINA - From the time he tagged along with his father to farm auctions as a kid, Tom Robbins, 77, was captivated by auctioneering. Six decades later, that keen interest has been handed down first to his son Eric and now to this grandson Cole.
Camping is booming across the U.S., and Mercer and Auglaize counties are no exception.
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park Manager Dave Faler said the uptick at the state park campground is directly related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Lawn care also part of business' duties
COLDWATER - Despite frigid weather, Helena Agri-Enterprises employees are focusing their attention on preparing for the upcoming planting season when warm weather returns to the region.
