MINSTER - The Paris Street Park splash pad has been delayed for nearly a year due to a "construction issue," president of contractor David Williams and Associates Recreation Bob Griewe told councilors and concerned parents at Tuesday night's meeting.
WILLSHIRE - One of the best Memorial Day displays around will open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Monday a little over 2 miles northwest of the Mercer-Van Wert county line at Willshire Home Furnishings. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery Board of Education members on Monday night approved the transfer of a combined $2.27 million to a capital project fund to fund various facility improvements, which were deemed necessary by Garmann Miller in October.
CELINA - The school district is sitting pretty in fiscal year 2025, with a projected ending surplus of $3.1 million, but school treasurer Michelle Mawer warned of the creeping specter of deficit spending that would rear its head sooner should a pair of levies fail to be renewed in the coming years.
Ohio's unemployment rate saw a slight rise in April to 4.9% from 4.8% in March, though Mercer County and all surrounding counties saw lower unemployment last month.
Celina wins ninth straight game to open postseason play
CELINA - When Shawnee managed its first hit and run in the fourth inning of Tuesday's Division III sectional baseball semifinal, Celina shrugged it off, a change from times earlier in the season when such a play could have led to a breakdown. [More]
Celina's Zaden Rolfes will advance to the Division I regional track and field meet after splitting a championship in the pole vault at Tuesday's district meet at the Cooper Tire Track and Field Facility in Findlay.
