Mercer County Board of Election director Lynn Wylds and deputy director Denise Fullenkamp were both fired on Wednesday afternoon after a month-long internal investigation led by board of elections members.
MINSTER - There will be no pay to participate policy in the Minster Local Schools at least for the current school year.
Board of education members
WAPAKONETA - What if there's a shooter in the hallway at school? Unlike television, it's not likely the police will be waiting in the cafeteria. And
The 36th annual nationally sanctioned truck and tractor pulls will be held on Friday and Saturday at Ambassador Park in Fort Recovery.
The event, w
A St. Henry company was awarded a $50,000 low-interest revolving loan by Midwest Electric to expand its own facility and open an adjacent store.
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MINSTER - Orange balloons with orange and black crepe paper decorated the conference room when the Minster Local Schools board of education met Wednesday night.
NEW BREMEN - Scott Frey will become executive director of the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce effective Aug. 31.
The local resident replaces Jim Coons, who served 31/2 years before deciding to return to radio broadcasting. Frey's was among 24 applications received for the post.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Minster defeated Marion Local 156-177 in Wednesday afternoon Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf action at The Mercer County Elks.
The Minster Athletic Boosters will honor the 20th Anniversary of the Wildcat football team winning the Division V state football title during halftime of this Friday's season opener against Fort Loramie.
Year two of the Jared Rolfes era as the Celina football coach begins this season with the Bulldogs still searching for their first winning record since 2000.
After a 12-1 season and another Midwest Athletic Conference title, the Coldwater Cavaliers will look to some new players to continue the strong tradition.
Last year, the offense for the Fort Recovery football team had plenty of weapons to work with, averaging 27.7 points per game.
Unfortunately, the defense allowed 34.2 per game, resulting in a 3-7 campaign.
The Marion Local Flyers will have a lot of work to do this year to maintain the lofty standards set over the past 10 years.
Flyer pilot Tim Goodwin
With the talk of this season's big horses of the Midwest Athletic Conference revolving around the usual suspects, the Minster Wildcats are often overlooked, which may come back to bite a few teams.
In each of his first two years as head football coach at New Bremen, Rob Messick and his squads have increased the win total.
In 2007, the Cardina
Last year, the most valuable person on the Parkway football team was likely the athletic trainer.
Injuries played havoc with the Panthers last season, where five different players took snaps at quarterback, including a freshman who did most of the chores late in the season.
With the season's initial kickoff just around the bend, St. Henry head coach Jeff Starkey embarks with high expectations on his seventh season in charge of the Redskins. He returns 14 letterwinners from a season ago when they finished 6-4.
Few schools can match the tradition of the St. Marys football program.
After 11 years under the guidance of Doug Frye, the Roughriders will look to continue the success on the gridiron under new head coach Mark Hollars.
Celina has always been considered the dominant program in the Western Buckeye League with a total of 22 championships in 33 years of play, but the Bulldogs took it to another level last year.
After a 14-10 campaign in 2008, Coldwater volleyball coach Mandy Diller will work with a young team that does not have much in the way of varsity experience.
After going 11-13 in 2008, the Fort Recovery Indians will look to replace key spots on the hitting line opened up by graduation.
The graduations of
With 10 returning letterwinners back from last year's Division IV state championship squad, the Marion Local Flyers look to be in good shape for another solid season of volleyball.
As head coach Ashley Rohrer enters her second season with the Minster varsity volleyball team, there is plenty of reason for excitement toward the upcoming fall campaign.
The New Bremen volleyball team begins a new chapter this fall. They not only have to replace the bulk of the team that wrote one of the greatest chapters in the programs history, but the team is also under new management for the first time in 24 years.
After going 18-6 last season and advancing to the district finals, Parkway will look to get out of the Division III sectional it hosts and move on further in the tournament.
As she approaches her 13th season as the head coach of the St. Henry Redskins volleyball team, Lori Schwieterman is hoping a veteran lineup can help the program climb back to the top of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
St. Marys volleyball coach Tricia Rosenbeck has a tough challenge ahead with trying to push the Roughriders up the Western Buckeye League standings with a young team this year.
