VAN WERT - U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten on Thursday toured Van Wert City Schools buildings and met students as protesters aired their views outside. [More]

CELINA - Plumbing supply giant Ferguson Enterprises plans to construct a pipe yard next to its distribution center, enlarging its investment in Mercer County and creating 20 full-time jobs.

FORT RECOVERY - Two sisters, who are Fort Recovery natives, on Monday ran in the Boston Marathon in part to celebrate beating the odds.

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NEPTUNE - About 50 people attended an open house Thursday night at the Center Township House in Neptune to learn about a 4,500-head dairy planned in northern Mercer County.

NEW BREMEN - Minster answered New Bremen's big inning with a big inning of its own.

The Cardinals then responded with three more runs in their fol

MARIA STEIN - Parkway got out to a quick start and then held on to beat Marion Local 7-4 in Midwest Athletic Conference baseball action on Thursday at the Airport in Maria Stein, snapping the Flyers' four-game winning streak. [More]

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Fort Recovery broke open a scoreless game with a five-run fifth inning en route to beating Versailles 6-3 in a battle of state-ranked teams in Fort Recovery.