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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:11 pm

Mercer County News

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9 hrs ago | Dayton Daily News

Boy dies from being hit by van

The Big Ten asked all reporters to predict the top three finishers in the conference and pick an offensive and defensive player of the year.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Dayton, OH, Coldwater, OH

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Lima News

Van strikes boy trying to cross road

A 10-year-old boy is in Children's Hospital in Dayton after a van struck him Saturday.

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Related Topix: Coldwater, OH

Fri Jul 04, 2008

The Daily Standard

County health officials take action on lakeside property

The local health board is asking the court for help to seal off or possibly demolish a property near Grand Lake that has become a public nuisance.

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Related Topix: Celina, OH

Thu Jul 03, 2008

The Daily Standard

Mercer County is number one

Mercer County residents recycle more and discard less trash than any other county in the state of Ohio, according to the latest figures from the Ohio EPA.

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Related Topix: Environmental Law, Law, Ohio, Chickasaw, OH, Auglaize County, OH

Wed Jul 02, 2008

The Evening Leader

Brothers purchase hotels

Wednesday July 2, 2008 Chicken for a cause Staff photo/Mike Burkholder Lake Improvement Association Treasurer Bob Froning, left, and Jerry Miller serve up chicken dinners as part of a fundraiser for the lake ...

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Related Topix: Celina, OH, Auglaize County, OH, St. Marys, OH

Mon Jun 30, 2008

Lima News

Three injured in Sunday crash

Three people were injured in a Sunday afternoon crash on U.S. Route 127 in Marion Township.

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Related Topix: Coldwater, OH

Sun Jun 29, 2008

The Daily Standard

Contract hog company's closure will affect Grand Lake area farmers

A hog contractor in La Grange, Ind., that provides hogs to a number of contract hog growers in Mercer and Auglaize counties is closing its doors due to high corn prices and the stagnant hog market.

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Related Topix: Auglaize County, OH, Agriculture, Science, Coldwater, OH

Sat Jun 28, 2008

The Daily Standard

County to help Celina with $6 million dredging project

The Mercer County commissioners have agreed to be the applicant for a grant the city of Celina needs to help fund a $6 million sediment removal project for Grand Lake.

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Related Topix: Kent, OH, Agriculture, Science, Celina, OH, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

Fri Jun 27, 2008

The Daily Standard

Man hit by lightning

A longtime camper at Kozy Kampground near Montezuma remains in critical condition today at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton after reportedly being struck by lightning when storms packing gusty winds, rumbling ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Weather, Coldwater, OH, Montezuma, OH

Thu Jun 26, 2008

The Daily Standard

Mercer County gains another centenarian

Mercer County's latest centenarian is Alma Retta Crouch of Celina, who is observing her 100th birthday today.

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Related Topix: Celina, OH, Home Gardening, Home

Wed Jun 25, 2008

The Evening Leader

Historic movement

Staff photo/Kay Louth From left, Mary Will, student president elect, Pat Howard, staff representative, Bob Hiskey, faculty senate president elect, Kip Wright, alumni representative, Mike Cross, Western Ohio ...

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Related Topix: Auglaize County, OH, Celina, OH, St. Marys, OH

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Lima News

Health care workers hold flu outbreak exercise

Patients on stretchers, helicopters in the air, nurses hurrying to treat people.

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Related Topix: Marketing, Lima Metro, Lima, OH, Medicine, Nursing, Celina, OH

Mon Jun 23, 2008

The Daily Standard

Mercer County emergency services to share new radio system

For the first time ever, the Mercer County Sheriff's Department and the county's fire and local police departments, which rely on central dispatch for emergency call-outs, will have a unified radio system.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News, Celina, OH

Sun Jun 22, 2008

Lima News

St. Henry company grinding it out

A suggestion from a former supervisor led Tim Knapke to start a tool regrinding business in his home garage.

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Related Topix: St. Henry, OH

Sat Jun 21, 2008

The Daily Standard

Final plans for Mercer County Jail ready for bids

Plans for the new Mercer County Detention Center got a final OK from the Courthouse Committee on Tuesday and the unanimous vote allows bids for its construction to be submitted.

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Related Topix: Westerville, OH, Ohio

Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Daily Standard

Area cemetery dispute ends

Butler Township trustees recently purchased the Burntwood Cemetery, ending an ownership dispute that has spanned many months.

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Wed Jun 18, 2008

Lima News

Man killed in weekend crash

A 62-year-old man was killed Saturday when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed on U.S. Route 33 west of Harner Road.

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Related Topix: Rockford, OH, Van Wert County, OH

Tue Jun 17, 2008

The Daily Standard

Mercer County voters will use paper ballots

An optical scan paper ballot system will be used during the November presidential election, as the Mercer County Board of Elections unanimously approved the decision this morning.

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Sun Jun 15, 2008

The Daily Standard

local picture

Firefighters battle blaze at rural Mercer County home Firefighters from Chattanooga, Celina, Rockford and Mendon were on the scene Tuesday morning at a house fire in Liberty Township.

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Related Topix: Rockford, OH, Mendon, OH, Celina, OH, Liberty Township, OH

Fri Jun 13, 2008

The Daily Standard

Mercer County to have 4 fewer polling places

The Mercer County Board of Elections has reduced the number of polling places for the November presidential election from 12 to eight.

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Related Topix: Maria Stein, OH, Rockford, OH, Montezuma, OH, Fort Recovery, OH

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