CELINA - The National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed a Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detection in Mercer County Tuesday involving 4,525 commercial turkeys, according to an Ohio Department of Agriculture news release. HPAI, commonly known as bird flu, is a contagious viral disease that is a major threat to the poultry industry and animal health. [More]
Developers have pulled the plug on a proposed 300-megawatt solar farm in Allen and Auglaize counties.
Birch Solar 1 LLC requested that the Ohio Supreme Court dismiss its appeal against the Ohio Power Siting Board, which denied it permits and a request for a rehearing. [More]
Anthony G. "Tony" Cole, 48, of Celina, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, as the result of a car accident in rural Mercer County. [More]
ST. MARYS - Grand Lake Health System is about to embark on a $6.4 million renovation of its Outpatient Center at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital that the organization touts as setting a new standard in health care excellence.
Last week we compared the winters of the early 1900s with the frigidity of the present 1950s. We became intrigued and delved deeper into thermometer lore; in fact as far as 1864.