FORT RECOVERY - A Fort Recovery High School graduate and former softball player is the third person to be arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a Portland, Indiana, man, according to a Jay County prosecutor's news release.

Hannah Knapke, 18, Fort Recovery, was arrested in connection to the Jan. 12 murder of Shea Briar, 31, Portland, Indiana. Investigators reportedly flew to Marshalltown, Iowa, to interview Knapke on Jan. 14. [More]

DAYTON - Obi Toppin's five-dunk night in Dayton's 86-60 drubbing of St. Bonaventure Wednesday wasn't shocking.

But a two-handed flush by Ryan Mikesell may have shocked some people.

"(The rim) was only nine feet on that dunk," remarked Dayton head coach Anthony Grant as he passed Mikesell in the hallway on his way to the postgame press conference. [More]

MINSTER - Village officials are looking to make up $499,999 in funds for a planned Seventh Street improvement project after receiving word of a $2 million error by the Ohio Public Works Commission.

Village administrator Don Harrod said during Tuesday's village council meeting that $499,999 in grant funding they'd originally thought was going to be coming from the OPWC was unavailable due to an agency calculation error. [More]

MINSTER - Minster coach Mike McClurg's initial remarks after Tuesday's win over Perry weren't positive.

"I didn't like giving up 60 points," he said, shaking his head.

McClurg liked seeing 72 points on the scoreboard, though.

Trent Roetgerman led a trio of Wildcats in double figures with 19 points, leading Minster to a 72-60 victory over an always quick and talented Perry squad at Wildcat Gymnasium. [More]

ST. MARYS - City officials will look into whether they can remove a private go-kart track on Celina Road by enforcing part of the city's zoning code that bans accessory uses of property.

During a Monday meeting of the city's streets and sidewalks committee, officials discussed possible action regarding to the controversial go-kart track built by Aaron Myers at 1770 Celina Road. [More]

MARIA STEIN - Kurt Goettemoeller had waited all season to say it.

After Monday's 49-25 victory over Celina, the Marion Local boys basketball coach could finally utter those winning words.

"I said after the game, 'You know what this is called boys, don't you?' They kind of looked at me and I said, 'This is a two-game winning streak,' " Goettemoeller said. [More]

COLDWATER - Gabe Andrews will turn 15 tomorrow and plans to celebrate with a cake that's shaped like a leg.

It may seem like an odd choice, but Andrews finds it fitting since he recently lost a leg of his own.

The Coldwater High School freshman [More]

ST. MARYS - A third-quarter hot streak of shooting, especially from LeTrey Williams, allowed St. Marys to extend its halftime lead and pick up its 10th win of the boys basketball season with a 63-48 win over Coldwater in a Saturday matinee at Murotech Court. [More]