Construction of the new Menards home improvement superstore in Celina is about to begin and the business is expected to open its doors by Thanksgiving.

Montezuma Village Council approved the budget appropriations for 2007 during the regular meeting on Saturday, allocating $76,472 for various funds.

Gun-wielding suspects struck in Maria Stein over the weekend lobbing paintballs at residences along both sides of state Route 119.

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MINSTER - Minster Historical Society members took a tour of the community circa the 1800s and early 1900s Sunday afternoon without even leaving the Knights of Columbus Hall.

COLUMBUS - On Friday, New Knoxville coach Tim Hegemier said that Columbus Africentric could match up with any of the Division I or II teams in the state tournament. [More]

COLUMBUS - You could forgive Nicole Wright for shedding some tears.

While some could cry after just missing out on a state title, Wright was denied twice in one season.

COLUMBUS - Cleveland Central Catholic came up big in the second half, capturing its first state title with a 51-45 win over Delphos St. John's on Saturday at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University. [More]

BOWLING GREEN - Liberty-Benton torched the Bowling Green State Univesity nets in the second half before cutting down those same nets following a Division III regional championship on Saturday night. [More]