CELINA - The city has determined that a downtown building is unsafe and ordered the owner to make repairs.

City safety service director Tom Hitchcock sent a letter dated May 13 to Schmidt Trust of Yorkshire, stating that the city has determined that the property at 121 S. Main St. is an "unsafe building."

Specifically, Hitchcock cited a section of city code addressing unsafe buildings - those which lack proper roof or window covering, allowing water to enter the structure. [More]

CELINA - A good bullpen is good to have.

Grand Lake's bullpen came through again on Tuesday night, pitching six innings of scoreless baseball, allowing the Mariners to bide their time with six runs in their final two at-bats to open the three-game series with Xenia with an 8-2 win in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Montgomery Field. [More]

ST. MARYS - More than 55 years ago, Wapakoneta native Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, delivering the iconic line, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Despite the mountain of evidence proving the marvel of the lunar landing, speculation that the landing was faked started soon after and continues to grow. [More]

CEINA - Celina's 8-2 ACME win over Marion Local had fans at Montgomery field asking; was it a bird? A plane?

Not quite, but it was a jet.

Jett Warner, that is.

The Celina catcher's three-run triple highlighted a seven-run sixth inning for Celina that broke a 1-1 tie and kept the Bulldogs undefeated at 4-0 in the summer. [More]

  COLUMBUS - Multiple rain delays did not stop the actions from heating up during Saturday's Divisions II and III events at the OHSAA Jesse Owens State Track and Field Championships.

Celina had six athletes compete on the day, which also featured two long rain delays that prompted a change in the running of the Division II semifinals to a timed finals format run on Sunday and extended the finish time of the Division III running finals to 10:45 p.m. [More]

COLUMBUS - While Columbus Grove ended day two of the state track meet on top of both the boys and girls D-V podiums, area athletes from all over showcased why the region is considered one of the best. Minster's girls team ended the night in second place with 44 points, 15 ½ behind the Bulldogs, but many individuals earned their nights on the podium. [More]