CELINA - Mercer County Educational Service Center's Business Advisory Council was recognized by Gov. Mike DeWine this week with the highest rating at the state's 2026 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils.

A New Weston driver was taken to a Dayton hospital after reportedly crossing the centerline and colliding with a semitrailer on State Route 705 early Friday morning.

ROCKFORD - Parkway scored the first 10 points of the second half and pulled away from New Knoxville for a 58-41 Senior Night victory Friday night at the Panther Gymnasium.

MARIA STEIN - Minster and Marion Local carried substantial winning streaks into Friday night's contest, but it was the Flyers who looked the part in a 67-44 win at the Hangar in a late-season MAC game, extending their streak to seven games in a row.

FORT RECOVERY - It took over three minutes for Delphos St. John's to score its first points on Friday night.

Then, the Blue Jays couldn't stop.

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Celina led Ottawa-Glandorf 30-22 at halftime, but the Titans stormed back in the third quarter to take the lead and then held on to pick up the 58-53 win in Western Buckeye League boys basketball action at Hermiller Gymnasium in Ottawa.