WAPAKONETA - A plan to raze an outdated nursing home to clear the way for the development of a new facility has been brought to the forefront thanks to a $1.07 million state grant awarded to Auglaize County Commissioners.

CELINA - A 56-year-old Celina woman is believed to have suffered serious injuries after a semitrailer reportedly ran a red light and slammed into her car Friday morning at the intersection of Havemann Road and State Route 29.

CELINA - A 32-year-old Celina man was given a brief jail sentence and five years of probation and ordered to register as a Tier 1 sex offender for the next 15 years after pleading guilty to to one count of sexual imposition, a third-degree misdemeanor.

WAPAKONETA - The Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred Friday at approximately 3:19 p.m. in Auglaize County.

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Four Grand Lake pitchers combined on a five-hit performance and the Mariners won their second straight game with an 8-3 win over Southern Ohio in the opening game of a three-game series Friday night at Bob Wren Stadium, on the campus of Ohio University.

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Aaron Moss scattered three hits and struck out eight as University School ended Wapakoneta's season 4-0 in the Division III state baseball semifinals on Friday at Canal Park in Akron.