Thursday, May 1st, 2014
By Amy Kronenberger
ROCKFORD - Harmonies from low-pitched tubas to the bright, high pitch of flutes echoes with added pride this week through the halls of Parkway Local Schools.
The 87 members of the high school concert band know they are part of a legacy as they prepare for the band's 40th consecutive appearance at the Ohio Music Education Association's state competition 10 a.m. Saturday in Findlay. [More]
Prehistoric artifact show slated Sunday
By William Kincaid
FORT RECOVERY - The 2014 season of the Fort Recovery State Museum kicks off Sunday with a prehistoric artifact show.
Also, four renowned experts from as far away as Oklahoma have been secured for the summer speaker series, all of whom will focus on this year's theme of the Native American experience. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - St. Marys sophomore Nathan Wilker returned to the mound Wednesday to finish a shutout of backyard rival Celina as the Roughriders go to 4-1 in Western Buckeye League baseball action with a 6-0 win over the Bulldogs at Montgomery Field.
Wilker started for St. Marys when the game began Tuesday and went through the first two innings without issue before the game was suspended in the bottom of the third due to weather. [More]
Obituaries on May 1st, 2014
Gene Ruhlen, 84, St. Marys, formerly of Mendon, passed away at 3:30 a.m. April 30, 2014, at home with his loving family present. [More]
Mary Belle Swonger, 82, Celina, passed away at 11:52 a.m. April 29, 2014, at her residence with her family present. [More]
Maurice Calvert Taylor, 86, Ohio City, died at 8:44 p.m. April 29, 2014, at CHP Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert. [More]
Local pictures on May 1st, 2014
Subscriber stories on May 1st, 2014
Landowners call it stalling
CELINA - Officials with Ohio Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday told the Supreme Court they will move faster to settle lawsuits by more than 50 local landowners along Beaver Creek if judgments in the local court are based on new evidence.
Primary 2014
CELINA - Economic development is the top concern of both candidates seeking the seat of Mercer County Commissioner.
Republicans Greg Homan and Jeff
CELINA - Sources Community Network Services' fiscal manager Erin Stein was named interim director at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon.
Board m
CELINA - The sheriff's office is investigating an Indiana business that may have sold fraudulent advertising to local companies.
Numerous businesse
COLUMBUS - Endowed with a heart the size of a mountain, Canadian collective Arcade Fire has the emotional power to make an arena quake.
The indie
Jeff Paul throws two-hitter, goes 4-for-4 in run-rule win
ST. HENRY - After the action-packed first inning between Minster and St. Henry Wednesday night, it looked as if the two schools were headed for another close game like in years past.
COLDWATER - Coldwater had to overcome a lead that Parkway held for nearly 24 hours in order to post an 11-4 Midwest Athletic Conference win over the Panthers at Veterans Field in Memorial Park. The win extends the Cavaliers' win streak to 15 games.
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When asked as a youngster growing up in Bloomington, Indiana what he wanted to do when he grew up, Steve Kinser never hesitated.
"I told all my tea
Ken Goettemoeller didn't lose a whole lot of races when he ran track and field at St. Henry in the early-1980s, but he can still recall an instance nearly 40 years ago in which a particular second-place finish was a pretty cool feat for him.