Ohio's population is growing but not in a good way.

In a recently released study, the state was dubbed the 17th heaviest in the country - not a cla [More]

A 32-year-old Darke County man died early Saturday morning when his pickup truck traveled off state Route 49, north of the Fort Recovery village limits, and struck a large grain silo before bursting into flames.

His crystal ball is still cloudy, but a local professor believes the economy has made an upward turn in certain areas, mostly where bank loans are concerned. But looming on the horizon is the fallout from the toxic assets the federal government is busy acquiring, he says.

ST. MARYS - One area man didn't know what was coming four weeks ago when his boss asked to talk privately with him, but his gut feeling was that it couldn't be a good thing. It wasn't.

Crappie fishing apparently is improving on Grand Lake, a few people reported during Saturday's Lake Improvement Association (LIA) meeting.

Craig Morton, Grand Lake St. Marys State Park manager, said he has received reports of good crappie fishing during the last two to three weeks.

Celina track coach Dan Otten was happy how his teams competed on Saturday as Celina hosted its annual Western Buckeye League mini-invitational at the Varsity Track. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Midwest Athletic Conference dominated two of the three divisions as boys track teams had their day at Versailles at the annual Versailles Invitational, a week after the girls opened the season with the Lady Tiger Classique.

COLDWATER - It was better late than never, so it was late for the Coldwater baseball team Saturday afternoon at Veterans Field.

Alex Kremer singled