NEW KNOXVILLE - Area officials and business leaders on Wednesday heard a positive outlook for the Golden Triangle at the annual State of the Villages at the First Church of New Knoxville.
Attendees were informed about happenings in Minster, New Bremen and New Knoxville at the event hosted by the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce. [More]
ROCKFORD - School board members on Wednesday evening heard a $115,000 proposal to make the preschool playground more accessible and safe for developmentally disabled preschool children.
ST. MARYS- School board members on Wednesday hired St. Marys alumnus Chad Laman as assistant principal at Memorial High School for the 2024-25 school year.
W.H. Berry was an expert in the aeronautic field and an experienced flier of airships.
Berry's mechanical bird, like all early heavier-than-air models, was a strange-looking contraption and a radical departure from others in the proposed theory of making the craft airborne.
Coldwater's Nick Fisher was among the honorees as the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association announced its All-Northwest District boys basketball honors on Wednesday.
CELINA - A Texas company on Tuesday began simulating the type of wind and gust speeds seen during a hurricane to determine just how much of a beating Celina Tent's products can withstand.
So far, so good, as Celina Tent's fully-erected and properly-staked 20-by-32 foot dynamic small shelter - one of three tent models to be tested over three days - endured the sustained pummeling of 90 mph winds and 100 mph gusts produced by a V8 engine-powered airboat propeller. [More]
COLDWATER- A crowd of parents and residents came to the school board meeting on Tuesday night to address concerns about the district's proposed 1.75% earned income tax levy on the March 19 primary election ballot.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department board members on Tuesday were updated on COVID-19 safety guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
ST. HENRY - School board members on Monday night accepted a $4,441 safety grant from the Ohio Attorney General's Office that will go toward replacing the elementary school paging system.
CELINA - City councilors have made a significant breakthrough in employee relations by approving new three-year tentative agreements with the union representing police patrol officers and dispatchers.
Councilors on Monday night passed legislation authorizing city administrators to enter into a contract with the Fraternal Order of Police representing the dispatchers. [More]
Rita Catherine (Wendel) Wynk of Carthagena passed away peacefully on March 10, 2024, at Everheart Hospice, Greenville, with her children at her bedside. [More]
CELINA - An Illinois-based property developer aims to build a 50,000-square-foot industrial facility targeting companies in advanced manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense and other high growth sectors.
NEW BREMEN - Village councilors on Monday night heard first reading of an ordinance to split a parcel lot at First Financial Bank at 425 S. Washington St. and change its zoning from residential to commercial.
COLDWATER - Police chief Kevin Wynk told village councilors at Monday night's regular meeting that his main concern about the April 8 total solar eclipse is parking.
Hisey becomes first local wrestler to win state title
By Gary R. Rasberry
COLUMBUS - The clock struck zero for Tate Hisey on Sunday evening.
And then the celebration began.
A year after losing in overtime in his last match of the tournament, the St. Marys junior ran the table and won the Division II 126-pound state championship at the 87th state wrestling tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. [More]
The season ended for the Celina girls bowling team on Saturday at the Division I state tournament at HP Lanes in Columbus.
The Bulldogs, making their first state appearance as a team, were unable to finish in the top eight to qualify for the championship round. Celina bowled a 2,504 in the three regulation games, then bowled a 452 in the baker games for a score of 2,956, putting them 11th in the field. [More]
Pauline Romer, 91, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Fort Recovery, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Hospice of Cincinnati. [More]
CELINA - In less than a month, thousands will flock to Ohio for a glimpse of the historic total solar eclipse.
A solar eclipse is when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, Wayne Schlingman, director of the Ohio State University Arne Slettebak Planetarium said.
FORT RECOVERY- School districts in Mercer County together will rake in roughly $8 million in additional revenue this year from soaring real estate tax collections brought on by heightened property valuation.
ANSONIA - Congress once again has an opportunity to reauthorize the Farm Bill, U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Troy, said Saturday at the 2024 Farm Forum held at Ansonia Local Schools.