CELINA - Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was diagnosed with a concussion for the third time in his NFL career last month, leaving a game on Sept. 12 against Buffalo after running into defensive back Damar Hamlin and hitting the back of his head against the turf.

COLDWATER - The defenses for New Bremen and Coldwater put together a solid effort on Friday night.

But Coldwater was able to find enough spots to get some big plays and come away with a 24-7 win in Midwest Athletic Conference football action at Cavalier Stadium on Friday night.

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The first day of the Division III boys state golf tournament featured a competitive battle that has nine teams within 10 shots of first place heading into today's final round.

ST. MARYS - Forget about three yards and cloud of dust.

St. Marys was running the nine yards and a cloud of dust offense Friday.

The Roughriders

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Ottawa-Glandorf jumped out to a 21-0 lead early and held Celina to a consolation score in the third quarter as the Titans picked up a 21-7 win over the Bulldogs at Titan Stadium in Ottawa.

CHICKASAW- Village councilors took the first step this week to make permanent a current one-year moratorium on the sale of cannabis products in Chickasaw.

BLACKCREEK TOWNSHIP - A 53-year-old Willshire man was sent to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater with minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident on Thursday afternoon in Blackcreek Township.

GRANVILLE TOWNSHIP - A stretch of Cranberry Road in Granville Township is expected to be closed for several weeks for a bridge replacement, according to Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart.

CELINA - The Celina Bulldogs huffed and puffed and then they blew the house down.

After having several early shot attempts denied, Celina exploded

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The Celina doubles team of Isabelle Thobe and Elise Muether saw their season end on Thursday in the opening round of the Division II girls tennis district tournament in Port Clinton.

FORT RECOVERY - St. Henry fought off a scrappy Fort Recovery squad to cap the regular season with a 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 Midwest Athletic Conference victory Thursday at Fort Site Fieldhouse.

CELINA - A local cookier's booming business is a labor of love and sugar.
Sharon Green, owner of Feeding Frenzy Cookies, makes and sells sugar cookies that are almost too mesmerizing to eat. Lately, she has been selling Halloween-themed cookies like ghosts, pumpkins, candy corn and spiders.

ST. MARYS- Superintendent Bill Ruane on Wednesday night briefly discussed the district's recent 3.5-star overall rating on its state report card, saying he plans to talk with state and local officials about one evaluation component that he believes is holding the district back.

CELINA- A Celina man pleaded not guilty to a felony charge in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday after allegedly hitting a 65-year-old bicyclist and fleeing the scene.    Cory L. VanGundy, 47, of Celina was arraigned on one count of failure to stop after an accident, a fifth-degree felony.

CELINA- Numerous people appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday on a variety of charges including felony assault.

Jeremy D. Link, 43, of Celina was sentenced to up to five years of community control sanctions on one count of attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony.

Last week's installment of the series on James Zura Riley traveling to Alaska in search of gold discussed Riley and his five remaining crew members finding promising nuggets during panning sessions, but their luck ended.

Located in Miami Gardens, Florida, St. Thomas University has been one of the best volleyball programs in NAIA this season. The Bobcats are 20-0 going

While most of the Midwest Athletic Conference football teams are either wrapping up or solidifying their spots in the postseason, Fort Recovery and Parkway are looking to find some positives in the final three games of the season.

  We are already approaching the end of the high school football regular season, which means next week we expand into two columns. Look for one early

FINAL PUSH FOR DOGS

The Bulldogs start the final two-game road trip to the season - with Week 10 being home against Wapakoneta - at Titan Stadium against an Ottawa-Glandorf team that has been up and down.

Impact Players

Offense

Kaiden Werntz, WR, Celina

Seven receptions for 115 yards and two touchdowns and the game-winning two-point conversion in the Bulldogs' 36-35 win over Bath.

COLDWATER - The Coldwater school district is sitting on an unencumbered balance of $32,197.66 in its permanent improvement fund, treasurer Jenn McCoy informed the school board on Tuesday night.

ST. MARYS - The city of St. Marys will soon roll out the next phase in the new refuse system.

Customers whose refuse collection falls on Tuesday and Wednesday will start using the toters beginning the week of Oct. 21, according to a city news release.

COLDWATER - Nearly everything New Bremen threw at Coldwater on Tuesday night was absorbed by the Cavaliers and returned with an added fury.

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Celina overcame dropping the first two sets to Wapakoneta to wrap up the regular season and Western Buckeye League p