Rockford News

Shinn Brothers, Celina, were on the job Monday in Rockford tearing down the old Doris Yocum residence, which has not been inhabited in more than 30 years.

Carolyn V. Newman, 69, died Oct. 31, 2009, in her residence. She was born Aug. 5, 1940, in Atlanta to James Raymond Sr.

Hopewell Dairy on Tama Road near Rockford is in bankruptcy court following a lawsuit filed against it by AgStar Financial Services.

The 235th birthday of America's earliest forester and environmentalist - the wandering Johnny Appleseed - was celebrated in Rockford on Thursday afternoon with a special tree planting.

Johnny Appleseed 235th Birthday Celebration and Historic Tree Planting Tour Moves to Rockford, OH on Thursday, Sept.

Two area men were sentenced to community control sanctions in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for their roles in a daytime robbery at a Rockford-area home.

Many Enquiring Minds want to know: How can you see 'WKRP' channel listed in our TV grids? It's not easy.

The community library will be closed on Fridays and the entire staff will take a 12 percent pay cut beginning next week due to a 30 percent cut in state funding for the next two years.

Rockford resident Terry M. Shaffer, 48, a former Parkway school board member, was sentenced to 60 days in jail on two counts of persistent disorderly conduct.

Bruce is the son of the late Howard and Eva Smith of Fort Wayne, IN. Evelyn is the daughter of the late Lloyd and Theresa Springer of Rockford, OH and Lakeland, FL.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.