GIBSON TOWNSHIP - A Fort Recovery couple was airlifted to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton and their seven children were taken to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater following a two-vehicle accident on Wednesday afternoon.

At 4:39 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call about a traffic accident at the intersection of Fox and Wourms roads southeast of Fort Recovery, according to a Mercer County Sheriff's Office news release. [More]

  FORT RECOVERY - Five candidates are vying for three open seats on the Fort Recovery Local Schools Board of Education. Incumbent Donald Wendel is facing off against former board member Greg LeFevre and newcomers Chris Duhamel, Mitch Fullenkamp and Dee Grieshop. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - Village residents will decide on a five-year, 2.5-mill renewal storm water control levy at the Nov. 7 general election.

The levy was first passed in 1994, according to village fiscal officer Roberta Staugler. If renewed, the levy would continue to collect $73,000 annually. It would continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home $69 per year. [More]