It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with the first measurable batch of snow of the holiday season falling, fittingly, on the first day of winter. [More]

MONTEZUMA - Bids opened Thursday to build a barrier for littoral wetlands along Grand Lake varied by nearly half a million dollars.

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WAPAKONETA - An elderly woman was struck and killed by a car Thursday morning while retrieving her mail on Glynwood Road west of the city.

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VERSAILLES - The Versailles Tigers remained undefeated as they used a big final four minutes of the first half and then held off the Minster Wildcats down the stretch to post a 46-36 Midwest Athletic Conference win Thursday at Versailles High School.

CELINA - The Celina wrestling team had two hard-fought matches on Thursday at the Dues Nursey Super-Tri, picking up their first Western Buckeye League win of the season with a 42-33 win over Elida after losing a tough 37-25 decision in their first match with Bath. [More]

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Celina pulled away in the second half to pick up their second Western Buckeye League girls' basketball win of the season in taking the battle of the Bulldogs with a 64-28 win at Defiance on Thursday night. Defiance remains winless on the season.