Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Music teacher makes comeback after Grand Lake diving accident
By Shelley Grieshop
NEW KNOXVILLE - A large, aerial photo of the 2004 Ohio Northern University marching band hangs on the west wall of Cory Canan's small office in the music department at New Knoxville Local School.
Canan, a college junior at the time, is among the line of percussionists. He walked off the campus two years later with a music degree and a dream to inspire young musicians. [More]
By Bruce Monnin
NEW BREMEN - All night long the Minster offense drove relentlessly toward the New Bremen end zone, but it was the Cardinal defense coming up big time and again.
Minster finally punched in a score with less than two minutes remaining in the game to secure a 21-13 victory and become one of the few teams in the state to have a 4-0 record in road games. [More]
Marion Local stops St. Henry short of end zone on final play
By Randy Bruns
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers put together a dominant second half and narrowly avoided disaster in the game's final seconds in stunning the St. Henry Redskins by a score of 17-10 at Booster Stadium.
After scoring a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to finally take the lead, things looked good for the Flyers. Then after stopping the Redskins on a fourth-and-one in their own territory with under two minutes remaining, it looked like the game was over. [More]
Obituaries on September 20th, 2008
Rockford native Charles "Chuck" Preston Hawk, 76, of Henderson, Nev., died Sept. 15, 2008, at Nathan Adelson Hospice, Las Vegas, Nev. [More]
Coldwater native Jerome "Jerry" H. Kuether, 50, of Houston, died at 8:45 p.m. S [More]
Local pictures on September 20th, 2008
Subscriber stories on September 20th, 2008
After more than six months of negotiating and still no contract, the Minster Teachers Association and board of education again have set a date for mediation and a possible contract.
ROCKFORD - The news on the street in the village is that there's now more news on the street. It's coming out of Parkway High School's first publication class.
Celina entered Friday's game at 0-4 on the season, but had chances to pull out a win in each of the four defeats.
There was no such chance against
ROCKFORD - Things looked bright for the Parkway Panthers when Logan Hunter took the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown against Fort Recovery.
ANNA - Friday at Booster Field, the irresistible force met the immovable object and was not only stopped by the object but was knocked on its ear.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The St. Marys football team amassed over 500 yards of offense to stay on top of the Western Buckeye League standings with a 46-23 win over Auglaize County rival Wapakoneta at Skip Baughman Stadium on Friday night.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
St. John's shut down Versailles after a first-quarter score to stay unbeaten on the season with a 14-8 win over the Tigers at Hole Field on Friday.
Everman shoots school-record with an 87
Celina played one of its best rounds of golf on Friday as it hosted the Western Buckeye League Girls Golf Tournament at The Fox's Den.
The Bulldogs set a school record for lowest 18-hole round with a 390.