VERSAILLES - Two brothers, who dreamed of one day taking over the family farm when their father retired, died Saturday morning when the grain auger they were pushing came in contact with overhead power lines.

Craig A. Meier, 28, and Douglas R. Meier, 20, both of 9026 Pitsenbarger Road, were taken from the scene of the 10:19 a.m. accident by CareFlight emergency helicopter and pronounced dead on arrival at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. [More]

In the past six years, 54 percent of the career technology students earning degrees in a nine-county area were Tri Star Career Compact students, based out of Celina.

"We are talking about students enrolled in college; we are talking about completed degrees; we are talking about persistence, taking it to the next level," Nancy Osborn, director of the West Central Ohio Tech Prep Consortium, said during a recent Tri Star advisory board meeting. [More]

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After showing that it boasts one of the best programs in the state of Ohio, the Minster girls cross country team showed they can take on the best nationwide.

The Wildcats captured the prestigious Gold Elite Championship at the Eighth Annual Jesse Owens Invitational held at the Oakwille Indian Mounts in Lawrence County, Alabama on Saturday, taking on a field that includes teams from Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. [More]