A Marion Local High School student has a confirmed case of a bacterial infection known as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus or MRSA.
Unlike highly publicized cases of the so-called "superbug," the young man has a strain that is being treated successfully with antibiotics, according to Marion Superintendent Carl Metzger. [More]
MINSTER - Pumpkins decorated the steps leading to St. Augustine Catholic Church Sunday night as local teenagers found a unique and timely way to share their message.
"We lose 4,000 babies each day in this country to abortion," organizer David Slon [More]
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - St. Marys may have knocked Celina out of Western Buckeye League contention during the regular season, but the Bulldogs got the last laugh by ending the Roughriders' postseason.
Two second-half scores held up as the Bulldogs advanced in the Division II boy's soccer sectional tournament with a 2-0 win over the Roughriders at Shawnee Soccer Stadium on Saturday. [More]
Theodore "Ted" G. Purpus, 84, 208 N. Garfield St., Minster, died at 12:45 p.m. Oct. 20, 2007, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St. Marys. [More]
Celina city officials are moving forward with planned participation in an Illinois electric station despite efforts by an environmental group to halt the project.
School district seeks 6.9 mills for new buildings, redoes
Voters in the St. Marys school district will be asked to approve a bond issue on the November ballot in the amount of 6.9 mills. The proposed bond is for 28 years and designed to raise $25,750,000.
ROCKFORD - The Coldwater Cavaliers and the St. Henry Redskins both won Division III sectional volleyball titles on Saturday afternoon at Parkway High School but they took different routes to earn those titles.
NEW BREMEN - The Division IV sectional volleyball tournament here is noted for its unpredictability, with a history of area powers routinely having to fight tooth and nail for wins against teams that aren't as highly regarded.
SPENCERVILLE - For the second year in a row, Minster captured a sweep of the district cross country crowns, as the Wildcat girls again won a clear victory over the field while the Minster boys edged out a surprisingly strong New Bremen squad to narrowly defend last year's district title.
Celina will have both its cross country teams competing at regional meets this weekend, but a helicopter or fast car might be needed to see both teams in action.
