MARIA STEIN - Folks from Marion Local Schools' past, present and future celebrated the long-awaited opening of the district's new middle school Thursday night with a ceremony, ribbon cutting and self-guided tours.
CHICKASAW - Two local members of a committee working to extend the bike path from Maria Stein to Chickasaw and other communities briefed Chickasaw village councilors Wednesday on the focus of the project.
Julia Everman and Marianne Bruns, members of the Greenway Gala committee, met with the council in hopes of securing future cooperation on the recreation improvement proposal. [More]
ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board members approved rescinding the resignation of the district's longtime former treasurer during the regular board of education meeting Wednesday, a move the ex-employee said she was unaware of until hearing about it from The Daily Standard.
CELINA - Curious kiddos flocked to the Commercial Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds to take a break from the festivities of the first day of the Mercer County Fair by playing with Lego blocks.
CELINA - Several people were indicted in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court this week on charges related to fleeing and eluding, drugs, witness intimidation and theft.
Cooper LaGuire and Jonah Dilbone came away with matching 37s to lead St. Henry to a 155-157 win over Versailles in Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf action at the Mercer County Elks.
Good day everyone. I hope everyone is staying dry.
Our weather system has been a little angry as of late and posing challenges to our community. Even though the weather is causing havoc, there are some positives to take away from it.
AJ Johnson won two close games to capture the PBA Central Region Dave and Diane Kill Open on Thursday at the Delphos Recreation Center, the second stop on the Western Ohio swing that started last weekend in Minster.
CELINA - The Lakefield Airport Authority has been dissolved, and the ownership and operation of the Lakefield Airport has reverted to Mercer County under the control of the Mercer County Commissioners.
Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Matthew Fox issued the order of dissolution on July 27, ruling in favor of a a petition filed by the Lakefield Airport Authority. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members this week learned from an agency official that the county's outbreak of cyclosporiasis is winding down.
CELINA - The National Weather Service issued a flood watch and warning for Mercer and Auglaize counties Wednesday amid severe storms that raked much of the Midwest and unleashed high winds, heavy rains and flash flooding across southern Ohio.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Village council members in New Knoxville on Wednesday approved an emergency ordinance authorizing village administrator Larry Kellermeyer to enter into a $141,131.37 contract with Hohenbrink Excavating LLC for the St. Marys Street Improvement Project.
ST. MARYS - Grand Lake Health System held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for its new Pediatric Sensory Garden, a thoughtfully designed outdoor space created to support healing, learning and play for children receiving rehabilitation services.
Aug. 9-14 [1958] will mark the 106th offering of the Mercer County Fair, for the pleasure of our citizens.
Actually it provides much more than pleasure, for that is a byproduct of each of the varied interests and projects that are presented by the Mercer County Fair Board.
COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is on solid financial footing for the next few years according to a five-year forecast presented by treasurer Jenn McCoy at Tuesday night's regular school board meeting.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members Tuesday learned a presidential executive order signed this week calling for the spacing out of childhood vaccines will have no effect on local recommendations for the time being.
MERCER COUNTY - The Mercer County Emergency Management Agency said it sounded outdoor warning sirens Tuesday morning based on ground reports of forming funnel clouds, citing an abundance of caution, even though the National Weather Service had not issued a tornado warning at the time.
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools Board of Education members this week approved an agreement with a local architectural firm to begin planning for future facility needs.
Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced Monday that, contingent upon weather conditions, Jutte Excavating plans to start construction work this week for the bridge replacement on Siegrist-Jutte Road between State Route 49 and Wabash Road in Washington/Recovery Township.
