MINSTER - Some day students may embark on field trips without leaving the confines of school to save on costs.

Minster school board members discussed such options during a Wednesday night work session but indicated more consideration is needed before taking the next step.

County employee Kent Hinton recently was appointed to the Lakefield Airport Authority Board following the sudden death of board President Rick Slavik

The extremely dry summer has left stagnant water in some areas and created the perfect breeding ground for mosquitoes that transmit West Nile virus. [More]

The Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Alliance is trying to help an Indiana group get grant money to improve the water quality of their portion of the Wabash River.

Celina City Council members this week agreed to pay back over $250,000 to the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) for a loan made in 2005 for the planning and design of the city's new water filtration system.

MINSTER - School board members on Wednesday discussed using an online Spanish class as a means of accommodating the high enrollment of Spanish I students.

Celina school board members sold a ranch-style, 1,900-square-foot house built by the Tri Star construction class this week for $197,500, Superintendent Matt Miller reported this morning.

A Celina woman tearfully pleaded guilty Wednesday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to charges stemming from the drug-related death of a friend. [More]

Law enforcement agencies across the state are cracking down on drunk driving this Labor Day weekend in hopes of lowering the record number of fatalities that occurred during the holiday last year.

The Celina Bulldogs and Wapakoneta Redskins are in a similar place heading into their Western Buckeye League opener on Friday night at Celina Stadium

By BRUCE MONNIN
and RANDY BRUNS
Standard Correspondents

For one area conference, the non-conference season is already over. For another, it extends another week with a conference-wide scheduling gamble. [More]

Another member of the Celina baseball team that overcame a rough start to advance to the Division II district title game will head to college to play baseball as Dustin Woods will attend Division III Manchester College in Indiana.

Kenton Ridge at St. Henry  The Redskins are coming off a tough 14-13 road win against Marion Pleasant.

St. Henry's running game came to life in the

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

With his eight extra-point kicks last Friday at Kenton, Coldwater senior kicker Mario de la Rosa moved up in the state record book.

Compiled by Ryan Hines

The St. Henry boys golf team suffered a heartbreaking loss on Wednesday at the Mercer County Elks as Russia defeated the Redskins, 165-166.