CELINA - A recently completed full-length basketball court is seeing heavy action and the long awaited pickleball courts are slated to open to the public next week.

The new amenities are part of a concerted push by city officials to enhance Celina's parks and offer addition recreational opportunities to the community. [More]

COLDWATER - The Mr. Shoppe at 204 W. Main St. is slated to partially re-open today, a week after a semitrailer crashed into the building after colliding with a train.  

Although the front of the store is closed, owner Gary Bruns said the west side is open for clients. The Mr. Shoppe continues to serve existing wedding clients only. [More]

COLDWATER - Justin Kaup got through the top of first inning quickly, and his Coldwater teammates provided the quick runs in the bottom of the inning.

The Cavaliers scored three in the bottom of the first against Marion Local and Kaup needed just under 50 pitches to complete a 12-0 five-inning win over the Flyers in Mercer County ACME baseball action on Wednesday at Veterans Field. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - Odor stemming from the village wastewater treatment lagoons has improved, village council members learned at Monday night's regular meeting.

Village administrator Randy Diller said the village has continued its regiment of dosing the lagoons twice per week with KCD-X, an odor reducer. [More]

Despite reconstructing his hitting as he adjusted to college pitching in his freshman year, St. Henry grad Tyler Dehan took the field in 21 of Defiance College's first 29 games before an injury cost him the last week of the spring.

Playing with the Grand Lake Mariners of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League this summer, Dehan has followed a similar script: he fought through an initial slump with a key hit in Grand Lake's win on Thursday while again earning regular time in the outfield. [More]

CELINA - Celina ACME coach Tim Harter loves it when he hears that a pitcher wants to finish what he started.

Harter gave Wes Greber the option of going out for the seventh inning against St. Marys after having thrown 73 pitches through the first six innings. [More]