One of the oldest and largest bank barns in Mercer County went up in flames early Sunday morning along state Route 274, west of Chickasaw.
All but one of the 160 steers kept in the barn were led to safety by the owner, his relatives and dozens of firefighters from the nine area departments that battled the blaze. The steer that perished likely died from an injured leg and smoke inhalation, barn owner Ryan Schwieterman said. [More]
COLUMBUS - Todd Boeckman got his 2008 season, albeit in scrimmage form, off to a decent start.
Boeckman had some good moments as the Buckeyes wrapped up their spring practice schedule with the annual Scarlet and Gray Game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. [More]
Alfred A. "Curly" Boerger, 94, formerly of 10755 Friemering Road, Fort Loramie, died at 11:40 p.m. April 19, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Minster. [More]
St. Marys - The lawsuit that tied up a lot of city money for the past several years was concluded in October. The 2007 departmental annual report released last week listed the lawsuit against Auglaize County as one of the year's major accomplishments.
Organizers and volunteers who want to build the first of two dog parks along Grand Lake will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Richardson-Bretz Memorial Building in Celina after securing funds for the project.
A 49-year-old Lima woman was sentenced last week to probation for cocaine possession stemming from a drug investigation that involved the arrest of seven other suspects.
COLUMBUS - Todd Boeckman looks the same as he did last year, or for that fact, when he was playing football for St. Henry in what seems like a long time ago.
Midwest Athletic Conference teams took home 1-2 finishes in both the boys and girls divisions as the annual Minster Memorial Track Meet was run Saturday at Memorial Field.
ROSSBURG - Brian Ruhlman wasn't perfect at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, but the Clarklake, Mich., racer came pretty close by winning the 25-lap American Late Model Series feature and then finishing second behind Jon Henry in the 16-lap UMP Modified feature.
