Mercer Health board members Sharon LaRue, left, and Mary Lou Wenning watch as histology technician Katie Knapke prepares a tissue sample to be read remotely by pathologist Dr. Donn Fishbein, using recently-purchased equipment and software at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. During their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, Mercer Health board of governors went on a tour of the histology department to view the technology firsthand.

COLDWATER - Lab technicians at Mercer Health received a delayed Christmas present Wednesday night as board members approved the purchase of high-tech equipment used to analyze samples such as blood, tissue and urine. Board memb . . .