An 18-year-old Celina man showed no emotion Wednesday afternoon as he was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and labeled a sexual predator. [More]

NORTH STAR - Mike Westgerdes is a true blue - no, make that scarlet and gray - Ohio State University Buckeyes fan and has a unique lawn to prove it.

ST. MARYS - Handicap accessibility, insufficient technology and building safety are among the top trouble spots with local school facilities, according to results from four recent community discussion groups hosted by the school district and Fanning/Howey Associates, Celina.

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen could be the third local school to incorporate a popular national engineering curriculum within the high school.

New Bremen Local Schools Superintendent Ann Harvey presented the option to board members during the regular meeting Wednesday evening.

FORT RECOVERY - A new bullying prevention program is scheduled to be in place for K-12 sometime in 2007, Fort Recovery Local Schools Superintendent David Riel told board members Tuesday evening.

"In November we moved from Crawford to the new house in Airport Gardens. We took Mommy and Daddy's cast iron bed, their wardrobe and the cedar chest, [More]

It has been a difficult season to be a Celina football fan and it isn't about to get any easier over the final three weeks of the 2006 campaign.

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With three weeks remaining in the season, teams that are out of the league title chase now turn the focus to getting their playoff plans finalized.

Down in Maria Stein on Friday, Delphos St. John's and Marion Local battle in their annual meeting with playoff considerations well in mind.

Highlights: Minster gave Coldwater a hard-fought battle, but the state-ranked Cavaliers pulled away for the win in their annual matchup.

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Highlights: The annual Battle of Orange and Black pits two teams in differing atmospheres.

The Tigers vented some frustration in getting a convincing win over New Bremen to snap a three-game losing streak and to maintain at last a chance to get back into the playoff picture.

Highlights: The Rockets came up with a game that kept their playoff hopes alive in knocking off defending Division VI state champ St. John's in Anna. The Rockets held the vaunted Blue Jays rushing game to four yards in the second half.

Highlights: Both teams suffered rough losses last Friday. The Indians were shut out for the third time in the all-time series against Marion Local while New Bremen went to Darke County and suffered a rough loss to a Versailles team in need of a win to stay alive in the playoffs.

Highlights: It's the high school version of the old Air Coryell (as in former Chargers coach Don Coryell) vs. Ground Chuck (longtime NFL coach Chuck Knox) as the two most differing styles of play take place.