FORT RECOVERY - For Akron-based comedian Patrick Madison, the road is more than just a way to get from one gig to the next - it's the heart of his co

COLDWATER - Mercer Health Chief Executive Officer Lisa Klenke announced Wednesday that she will retire at the end of June, ending a 37-year stretch with the local health care system, which is anchored by Mercer County Community Hospital.

ST. MARYS - Patient repositioning equipment designed to reduce the physical toll on nurses and enhance patient care is now in use throughout all in-patient care areas at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen school board members on Wednesday heard the new property valuation of the district is up slightly from last year.

For tax year 2024, the district's valuation is estimated at $181,668,110, a 2.25% increase from the previous year's $177,675,700.

Maria Agnes Polschneider, later Maria Agnes Mersman, was born on Aug. 24, 1826, in the Alsace region of Germany/France. She and her family immigrated to a small farm near Minster. She would eventually become a world-renowned circus performer and owner. Later, she would marry Wild Bill Hickok.

NASHVILLE - Singer-songwriter and St. Henry native Natalie Uhlenhake is making waves once again with the release of her brand-new single, "Four Kids and a Picket Fence," available digitally everywhere today. [More]

SPRINGFIELD - The bread and butter for the Minster girls is defense.

And the Wildcats came up with another gem on Wednesday night.

Minster held A

  WAPAKONETA - Midwest Athletic Conference rivals Marion Local and Coldwater will meet in a rare tournament showdown Friday to decide the Division VI district at Wapakoneta. [More]

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Fort Recovery took control in the third quarter and advanced to the Division VI boys basketball district final with a 45-37 win over Riverside on Wednesday at Troy High School.