Guitar Hero is popular with children and adult gamers alike this holiday season but one Celina high school student has taken his skill at the game to a whole new level. [More]

Before you grab your wallet and Christmas list and head to the mall this weekend, you might want to reconsider.

Snow - possibly as much as 8 inches

ROCKFORD - Pool manager Cassie Gutierrez is going on a door-to-door campaign seeking signatures on a petition to save the 2008 pool season. Village council members said they will probably cut its funding next year.

The teenager from Clinton Massie High School, who captured the hearts of the local community, had a major setback this week following her heart transplant in mid-November. [More]

I know many of our readers either purchase or receive as gifts beautiful holiday poinsettias that now come in a wide array of colors.

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David Hirt, the son of Dennis and Dwyn Hirt of Celina, has joined the postulancy program of the Capuchin Franciscan friars of the Province of St. Joseph in Detroit.

The Celina wrestling team christened its new mat in style, beating St. Marys 51-19 at Celina High School in Western Buckeye League dual match action.

The mat, adorned with the Bulldog head, was bought with help from the Celina athletic department, athletic boosters and Midwest Logistics. [More]

Defense dominated play in the girls basketball version of the Battle of Grand Lake on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.

St. Marys had no answers for Celina's multitude of defensive looks and the Bulldogs pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 39-27 win over the Roughriders.

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Versailles maintained a perfect record in beating Coldwater 47-25 at Tiger Gymnasium in Versailles. The Tigers go to 8-0 on the season and 3-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference play.

MINSTER - When Doug Bihn's Fort Recovery Lady Indians took the floor last evening at Minster Middle School, the lineup of three juniors and two sophomores felt they needed to make a statement.

MARIA STEIN - The St. John's explosive offense was on display Thursday night at The Hangar as the visitors used two runs fueled by their defense and free-throw shooting down the stretch to defeat the Marion Local Flyers, 43-37, in Midwest Athletic Conference action.