ST. MARYS - On a night late in October, just as the clock strikes 11 p.m., the second half of a "science fiction double feature" will unspool, complete with fishnet stockings, red lipstick and iconic songs.

CELINA - A 40-year-old woman was recently hit with an updated criminal indictment containing five additional charges stemming from her alleged theft of drugs from Coldwater Emergency Medical Services where she volunteered.

CELINA- Multiple water quality restoration and environmental conservation projects are progressing in the Grand Lake region.

Lake Facilities Authority (LFA) on Tuesday heard various project updates from Mercer County Agriculture and Natural Resource Director Theresa Dirksen.

DARKE COUNTY - A 20-year-old Celina man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon after allegedly leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit and then crashing into a woods.

CELINA- A 23-year-old man was arrested on multiple obscenity-related charges on Monday.

John G. Provenzola was indicted by a Mercer County grand jury in June on six counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fifth-degree felony.

Good day everyone. What an amazing start to our fall season!

We couldn't have scripted it any better then what he have had. Those folks that have their boats still out have had some amazing days to enjoy the lake and go out to dinner by boat.

Only one week remains in the high school football regular season, which means this weekend will be all or nothing as far as reaching the playoffs for many teams. On Thursday we will project the final computer point standings, but for now we will look at the results of last week's games.

CELINA - A Celina parent who was involved in the successful building levy campaign criticized school board members on Monday night for not effectively communicating changes to the ongoing building project.

FORT RECOVERY- A districtwide facilities review undertaken in the spring reveals that Fort Recovery High School will require roughly $20 million in renovations over the next 25 years, Garmann Miller engineer Andrew Huelsman told school board members on Monday night.

FORT RECOVERY- Foundation work is underway and the water main pour for the new village water tower is likely to begin this week, village administrator Randy Diller told village councilors on Monday night.

VAN WERT - The showdown is set. It will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 at the Division VI district volleyball final at Van Wert on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Top-ranked Coldwater (24-0) fought off Midwest Athletic Conference rival Marion Local 25-18, 25-17, 25-22 in first semifinal Monday night.

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - For much of September, the New Knoxville volleyball team was spinning their wheels in a rut that saw them sitting on a stretch of just one win in nine matches.

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Mia Byer's goal with under nine minutes to play in the first half held up the rest of the match as Coldwater defeated Spencerville 1-0 in the Division V girls soccer district semifinal on Monday in Ottoville.

CELINA - The goals started early for Celina and it didn't let up in picking up a 9-1 victory over Lima Senior in the Division III boys soccer district quarterfinal on Saturday morning at the soccer stadium. The game was stopped with just over 5 1/2 minutes remaining due to goal differential.

ROSSBURG - Bobby Pierce has had a 2024 season that will go down in record books as one of the best ever recorded by a Dirt Late Model driver.

Now you can add another crown jewel event to the resume.

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The Fort Recovery volleyball team advanced to the Division VI district semifinals on Saturday with a 25-8, 25-13, 25-10 win over Twin Valley South at Arcanum High School.

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Cross country teams gathered across the state to compete in the opening round of postseason meets on Saturday.

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CELINA - The man who saved the free community Thanksgiving meal in Celina in 2007 and went on to steer it for 16 years has handed over the reins to a Celina couple with an extensive background in public service.

MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers faced their biggest test of the season to date with the Minster Wildcats coming to town. Marion Local ground ou

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Two fourth-quarter touchdowns, one coming on a 100-yard interception return by Cohen Harter, allowed Celina to pull away and bounce back from a tough loss last week to beat Defiance 28-6 in a battle of Bulldogs at Fred J. Brown Stadium in Defiance.

FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery Indians stopped the losing skid last week, but they could not stop Anna Friday night.

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ROSSBURG - The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series took center stage on Friday night at Eldora Speedway as the Dirt Track World Championship continued at the high-banked, one-half mile oval.