Brett Riley, who faces numerous felony charges stemming from the drug-related death of his wife, made an initial appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Friday afternoon - a day after grand jurors returned a six-count indictment.

A former nurse's aide admitted Friday morning in Mercer County Common Pleas Court that she took pain-relieving patches - Fentanyl - from two nursing home residents. [More]

Work is progressing on Lake Shore Drive in Celina as employees of Bruns Building & Development Corp., St. Henry, are putting in new boat docks and a concrete walkway.

NEW KNOXVILLE - The dog was starving, dirty, losing its hair - loose skin and bones. When approached it snarled and growled. Finally, the dog warden out-waited the animal and was able to catch it because it was just too tired to resist.

ST. HENRY - A local company is investing in its future with a massive renovation project, despite the country's current recession.

Western Ohio Tru

Celina got clutch two-out hitting and solid pitching from Caleb Shreves and Braden Billger as the Bulldogs' ACME team opened their weekend four-team round-robin with a 5-0 win over Crestview on Friday night at Montgomery Field to improve to 6-3 on the season. [More]

LIMA - A quartet of Lima pitchers kept the Grand Lake offense quiet in the opening game of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League season on Friday night as the Locos defeated the Mariners 4-1.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Kyle Evers outdueled Monte Imwalle as New Bremen left Maria Stein with a 2-0 win over Marion Local in a Auglaize-Mercer County ACME border battle at the Flyer Athletic Complex. The loss drops the Flyers to 5-2 on the summer.