After months of investigation into the 2023 Rockford fire, officials have closed the case, citing insufficient evidence
By Abigail Miller
ROCKFORD - Following a lengthy investigation by the state fire marshal that took over a year, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office has closed an investigation into a fire that decimated an auto repair shop and defunct bar and grill in Rockford in the spring of 2023. [More]
With Allen East having picked up victories over both teams earlier, Parkway and Coldwater looked to pick up a win as the two Mercer County wrestling teams faced off in the final match of a triangular meet on Thursday night at the Palace. [More]
Ronald H. Winner, age 84 formerly of Fort Loramie, Ohio, of Leesburg, FL died on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater, Ohio. [More]
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday turned out the 2025 budget that reflects a 5.4% increase from last year's appropriations and grants 2.5% cost-of-living raises to the county's 100-plus employees.
CELINA - A 25-year-old Celina man was spared jail time after pleading guilty to assault for biting his girlfriend's chin, an attack that left the woman needing stitches.
WAPAKONETA - A 26-year-old Minster man was charged this week with felony child sex crimes in Auglaize County Municipal Court. Brett M. Reeves was charged with one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a third-degree felony; and one count of gross sexual imposition, a third-degree felony.
A Shelby County teen with autism was reported missing Tuesday night, leading to a widespread search and the issuance of an endangered child alert for Shelby and surrounding counties before the child was located by Tipp City police early Wednesday morning.