CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections officials continue to ponder moving to a bigger site.
Located on the first floor of the county courthouse, the office is cramped for space, especially during early voting season when staff members must set up voting equipment in the corridor and lobby area on the east side of the courthouse. [More]
Free throws help Marion Local hold on to beat Bath
By Gary R. Rasberry
MARIA STEIN - The key to Marion Local's victory on Tuesday night can be pinpointed to two time frames lasting a total of less than two minutes.
The Flyers scored the first seven points of the third quarter to go up nine on Bath and then hit six free throws in the final 44.6 seconds to hold off the Wildkittens 46-40 in a MAC vs. WBL girls basketball matchup at the Hangar. The win puts Marion back over .500 on the season at 10-9. [More]
Alma Idella Davis, 96, of Rockford, Ohio, died Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at 2:10 p.m., at Otterbein Retirement Community in St. Marys, where she was a patient. [More]
ST. MARYS - To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder's birth, Judy Green portrayed the beloved author for more than 80 fans at St. Marys Community Public Library.
MINSTER - Village Council members on Tuesday passed 2017 appropriations of just over $28.3 million.
The budget includes $3 million in local income tax revenue, which fiscal officer John Stechschulte called a very conservative estimate. Last year's income was $3.8 million.
