WAPAKONETA - Water bottles, sodas and every fruity flavor of shaved ice were popular items Wednesday afternoon at the Auglaize County Fair as the temperature threatened to hit the 100-degree mark.

Men, women and children wandering about the fairgrounds were surviving the heat in a variety of ways. But livestock and smaller animals were showing signs of stress. [More]

A St. Henry man, who broke into Fort Recovery Middle School on May 6 and did more than $26,000 in damage, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and vandalism during a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

Travis Buehler, 18, 4314 Lange Road, entered the plea as part of a negotiated agreement that included dismissal of another breaking and entering charge as well as one count of making a false alarm. [More]

FORT WAYNE - You could forgive Cory Luebke if he had a few butterflies in the stomach.

While the Marion Local grad has been pitching - and pitching well - in the minor leagues for just over a month, Wednesday night was as close to a homecoming as he will get. [More]