ST. MARYS - A picture of smiling children waving American flags outside a U.S. airbase in Al Asad, Iraq, while friendly Arabic men warmly greet U.S. military personnel is not the portrait of war-ravaged Iraq Americans are used to.
But Corporal Adam Beougher of the U.S. Marines offered students at Grand Lake Christian School in St. Marys his version of a largely appreciative Al Asad population during a presentation at the school's chapel on Friday morning. [More]
ROCKFORD - For the third straight week, the Marion Local Flyers took on an undefeated and highly-touted opponent, and for the third straight week, the Blue and Gold took care of business.
After spotting the Parkway Panthers the game's opening score, the Flyers reeled off 35 unanswered points en route to a 35-13 thrashing of the Panthers. [More]
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry Redskin football team recovered from their first loss last week to Marion Local in a big way as they demolished the New Bremen Cardinals, 42-6, in Midwest Athletic Conference play on Homecoming Night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex. [More]
Work is underway on Celina's new water treatment facility and city officials are negotiating with Ohio EPA officials on an extension of the city's Dec. 31 deadline.
Poor supervision, bad judgment and a lack of instruction all play roles in the rising number of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injuries and deaths to youngsters across the country.
Mercer County employees will see an expansion of their health insurance benefits to include more mental illness issues, county commissioners decided Thursday.
VAN WERT - Valiant defensive efforts kept Celina close in its losses through the first three games of the season, but it was a different story for the Green and White on Friday night at Eggress Stadium.
Fort Recovery used a 20-point second quarter to put its game with Versailles out of reach in posting a 33-20 win over the Tigers at Hole Field in Versailles.
ST. MARYS - The actual words may not have been spoken, but the phrase "shooting yourself in the foot" described the first half for St. Marys on Friday.
Coldwater got two defensive scores from Mark Steinbrunner to improve to 3-1 on the season with a 37-8 win over Anna in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Booster Field in Shelby County.
MINSTER - Coming into Friday night's contest, the Minster Wildcats had lost 11 straight games to the Delphos St. John's Blue Jays, with many of the recent contests being very close games.
