ROCKFORD - A 51.5-acre business park may become part of the village.

Village council members on Tuesday night passed an emergency ordinance to authorize an agreement between Rockford and Dublin Township to annex the acreage into the village. [More]

MINSTER - School board members on Monday night learned four candidates will be interviewed for the district superintendent's position during the next two weeks, according to school board president Trina Nixon.

MINSTER - Councilors were informed many lifeguard positions remain unfilled with the opening of the village pool less than two months away.

Village administrator Don Harrod told council members at their regular meeting Tuesday that only 15 of the 30-40 lifeguard positions have been filled.

Mercer County's unemployment rate improved in March to 2.7%, down from February's rate of 3%.

The county also kept its status as second lowest for joblessness among Ohio's 88 counties, according to an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services news release.

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local starting pitcher Hayden Wibbeler twirled a gem, while Fort Recovery starter Jackson Ervin pitched himself out of the game in the first inning.

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St. Marys senior Karsyn McGlothen was one pitch away from pitching a perfect game and settled for a no-hitter as the