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12 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

Cedar Springs couple plan store with Amish-crafted goods

While some people think it might not be a good idea to open a business during a recession, Bob and Betty Truesdale believe they can make a go of it -- for a third time.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Daily Standard

Local family seeks $10 million from St. Marys police

A Rockford family has slapped the St. Marys Police Department with a $10 million lawsuit after an officer allegedly came onto their property without just cause.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Evening Leader

City Sued For $10 Million

By MIKE BURKHOLDER Managing Editor CELINA - A Rockford man has filed a civil lawsuit in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for $10 million against the city of St.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Daily Standard

Townships, county tapped to cover debt

Three northern Mercer County townships and one county agency likely will share a $755,000 debt after officials recently discovered a financial error made several years ago involving a mega dairy farm in Rockford.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Daily Standard

Mercer County library director: Disaster looming

Governor Ted Stickland's latest proposed funding cuts would drastically hurt the state's 251 library systems, including those in Auglaize and Mercer Counties, say local librarians.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Wapakoneta Daily News

Eight teens caught with alcohol

By WILLIAM LANEY Managing Editor Six Wapakoneta-based companies employing approximately 630 people could benefit from a bill proposed by U.S. Sen.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Bass Fishing Resource Guide

Defibaugh Wins BFL Tournament

Tom Defibaugh of Bellefontaine, Ohio, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Buckeye Division tournament on Indian Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 12 pounds, 7 ounces.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

The Daily Standard

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The Mercer County DARE Boosters held their annual Art and Gardens Tour over the weekend.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

The Daily Standard

Former nurse's aide pleads guilty to stealing patches

A former nurse's aide admitted Friday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court that she took pain-relieving patches - Fentanyl - from two nursing home residents.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

The Daily Standard

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Marion Local took advantage of four Parkway errors and Jarren Griesdorn threw a three-hitter leading the Flyers to a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field in Rockford.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Bass Fishing Resource Guide

Shaffer Wins BFL Hoosier Div. Tournament

Dick Shaffer of Rockford, Ohio, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League Hoosier Division tournament on Lake Monroe Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 18 pounds, 15 ounces.

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Tue May 12, 2009

Lima News

Funeral list for Wednesday, May 13

BRAUTIGAM, Ruth E. - 1 p.m. today at Chiles-Laman Funeral Homes, Shawnee Chapel.

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Mon May 11, 2009

The Daily Standard

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Dennis Schwieterman, plant manager at Mercer Landmark's soybean extrusion plant in Rockford, shows soybean oil dripping from machinery at the plant.

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Sat May 09, 2009

The Evening Leader

Safety Scenarios

By KATIE YANTIS Staff Writer CELINA - A handful of police departments and emergency response units were called to Wright State University Lake Campus on Friday as part of a training session.

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Thu May 07, 2009

The Daily Standard

All Mercer and Auglaize levies pass at polls

All local levies in Mercer and Auglaize counties passed at the polls Tuesday. Across the state, the election featured 128 school taxes on the ballots, and results were mixed, according to the Associated Press this morning.

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Tue Apr 21, 2009

The Daily Standard

Rare bird spotted near Rockford

Scores of birders flocked to a farm field west of Rockford over the weekend to view a rare bird reportedly not seen in Ohio for more than 20 years.

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Thu Apr 16, 2009

The Daily Standard

Phoning problems delay firefighting at Celina residence

A wrong house number and an inability to track the location of the emergency call complicated firefighting efforts at a house that burned to the ground early Tuesday morning in rural Celina.

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Sun Apr 12, 2009

Lima News

Willshire man killed in Sunday crash

The Mercer County Sheriff's Office said Andrew Dellinger, 20, and Joseph Dellinger, 19, both of Willshire, were passengers in a 2001 Dodge Pickup driven by Cain M. Warthman, 20, of Ohio City.

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Wed Mar 18, 2009

The Chagrin Herald Sun

Busted balloon buzzes businesses

MEDINA CITIZEN ASSIST:A hot-air balloon was flying low over West Liberty Street and looking for a place to land.

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Sun Mar 15, 2009

Chillicothe Gazette

Hilda L. Bower

ROCKFORD - Hilda L. Bower, 97, originally of Cincinnati, recently of Rockford, Ohio, died at 9:15 pm Wednesday March 11, 2009 at the Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford.

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