A 32-year-old Sidney man is expected to enter guilty pleas to charges of aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape in Shelby County Common Pleas Court on Thursday afternoon. [More]

ROCKFORD - The engineering estimate for a street reconstruction project came in higher than expected, but village officials are pressing forward with the plan.

NEW BREMEN - Neighbors in the area of a proposed office and parking lot for Crown Equipment Corp. listened intently as New Bremen village councilors discussed the project, which requires rezoning of two residential properties.

Celina city officials are pursuing a $400,000 downtown revitalization grant through the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD).

The city was rejected for the grant award last year.

MINSTER - Armed with Post-It notes and colorful markers, the Minster Local Schools board of education addressed the matter of a continuous improvement plan during a Tuesday afternoon work session.

ST. HENRY - Council members approved an agreement with Granville Township on Monday night to annex 7.4 acres of land into St. Henry, according to Village Administrator Don Hess.

ROCKFORD - Parkway Music Boosters have asked Parkway Local Schools board of education to name the new school's auditorium the Richard A. Sherrick auditorium in honor of the long-time band and choir director who is retiring this year. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - The middle school will host the first annual Gateway Technology Summer Camp from July 9 to July 13 to engage students with science, technology and engineering. [More]

ROCKFORD - Motorcycles, a prom dress or windows: if it's worth anything, Kevin Ross and Chip Grant believe they'll be able to sell it.

The two long

ST. MARYS - Even though it's been a week since the last live action outside, St. Marys' bats certainly didn't look cold.

The Roughriders collected

A sloppy showing in pregame carried over into the game for Celina in its Western Buckeye League opener against St. Marys on Tuesday.

The Roughriders picked up two unearned runs in the first frame before adding two insurance runs in the seventh on the way to a 4-0 shutout over the Bulldogs. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Jon Clune outdueled Nick Johnson as St. Henry stayed perfect on the season with a 7-0 win over Delphos St. John's in the Midwest Athletic Conference opener for both teams at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Tuesday.

COLDWATER - The Coldwater baseball team is perceived as the favorite to win the Midwest Athletic Conference this season and one of the big reasons why is because the Cavaliers have the best pitcher in the MAC.

MINSTER - Last night in Minster, the Wildcats continued their early-season hot streak by downing the Parkway Panthers by a 4-1 final.

The Wildcats were in control from the start, but were forced to dodge a couple of late game bullets.