Heat Advisory issued September 4 at 1:49AM EDT until September 4 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Afternoon heat index values of 100 to 105 expected. * WHERE...Auglaize, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, and Shelby Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.
Mercer County sales tax revenue is down 2.5 percent compared to last year although officials say the local area is faring much better than most across the state. [More]
Mary Fisher, 81, of rural Montezuma was presented with the Mercer County Outstanding Senior Citizen award during Senior Citizens Day activities at Romer's at Westlake on Tuesday. [More]
MINSTER - School officials continue to await audit results from the now defunct community school, according to comments made at a school board meeting Monday night.
Mercer and Auglaize counties have been awarded more than $56,000 for recycling and litter prevention efforts.
The two counties, along with 20 others across the state, will receive Ohio Department of Natural Resources Community Development Grants to expand or revitalize current recycling programs.
Minor injuries were reported when a train struck the rear corner of an ambulance. The accident occurred at 9:31 a.m. May 19 along St. Anthony Road, east of Fleetfoot Road, according to Mercer County Sheriff's Office reports.
NEW BREMEN - It's almost becoming old news for the Parkway softball team but it happened again on Tuesday afternoon as another late-inning rally pushed the Panthers to a tournament victory.
