CELINA - Both Celina and Kenton had their chances, but nothing could get into the back of the net over the final 68 minutes of the game.
Early goals by both teams held up through the rest of the match as the Bulldogs and Wildcats settled for a 1-1 draw in Western Buckeye League boys soccer action on Tuesday at the soccer stadium. [More]
COLDWATER - A former middle school principal is helping lead a campaign in support of the Coldwater Exempted Village School's 2.5-mill permanent improvement levy on the November general election ballot.
CELINA - Celina firefighters on Tuesday rescued a man who crawled out a window onto the roof of a burning home converted into apartments, Celina Fire Chief Doug Wolters said.
WAPAKONETA - Sixty-one new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Auglaize County since Thursday, raising the county's cumulative case count to 4,062.
Parkway rallied from a fourth-set loss and survived a nail-biter fifth set in a 22-25, 25-10, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14 volleyball win at Wapakoneta on Tuesday.
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County board of health members during their Monday meeting remembered the life and service of board president Linda Kitzmiller, who died Sept. 1.
Kitzmiller, Minster, had served on the board of health for 30 years and had an extensive background in nursing and health care, bringing an unparalleled level of expertise and care to the position, board members said. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Superintendent Mike Pohlman updated school board members at their Monday night meeting on efforts to secure funding to help pay for the extension of water lines from the Marion Industrial Park to the school.
ST. HENRY - Village officials will seek a $500,000 Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) grant for an estimated $1.5 million infrastructure project involving the Bernard Addition.
NEW BREMEN -Village council members during Monday's meeting passed on third reading an ordinance to establish a special revenue fund for asset forfeiture.
NEW BREMEN - Coming into Monday night's match with New Bremen, the Lincolnview volleyball team had lost two sets in six matches. The Cardinals beat the Lancers in three straight sets.
ST. MARYS - Monday was set to be a challenge for the St. Marys girls soccer team as the Roughriders faced an undefeated and state-ranked Ottawa-Glandorf squad in a battle for a share of first place in the Western Buckeye League.
MINSTER - Oktoberfest celebrations around the world are synonymous with beer, so Minster Oktoberfest officials felt it was only natural to add a home beer brewing contest to the event Oct. 1-3.
"It's a local home brew competition. Anybody who brews beers themselves and wants to enter it in the competition, they can," said committee member Austin Tebbe. [More]
Minster came up with one of its best performances of the volleyball season and handed Celina its first loss in a 25-21, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20 contest between the Grand Lake area teams on Saturday afternoon at Wildcat Gymnasium.
ROSSBURG - When Brandon Overton took the lead from Johnny Scott on lap 42 of Saturday night's 50th annual World 100, many in the overflow crowd estimated at more than 25,000 figured the race was all but over.
This is the second part of a series looking at the effects of the diminishing number of local attorneys.
CELINA - A generation of attorneys who for decades have handled a broad array of legal matters, including criminal defense, estate planning and litigation, have either left the practice or are nearing retirement. [More]
Bulldogs hold off Kenton in final seconds for first win
By Tom Haines
CELINA - With a seven-point lead and four minutes to play, Celina's Dalton Chilcoat made a fourth-and-1 stop at the Celina 10 that just about sealed the game. But Kenton had one last gasp.
The Wildcats forced a three-and-out and drove back down for a touchdown before the Bulldogs defensive line came through again, stuffing fullback Garrett Campbell on the two-point conversion with 1:11 left to give the Bulldogs their first win of the season in a 21-20 victory at Celina Stadium. [More]
ST. HENRY - Marion Local ground out a hard-fought 20-7 victory over Midwest Athletic Conference rival St. Henry on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex to remain unbeaten.
Parkway trailed by 14 after seven minutes and by 35 at halftime on the way to a 49-14 Midwest Athletic Conference loss to Versailles at H.B. Hole Field on Friday night.
