ST. MARYS - The sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a former St. Marys police officer in January has been cleared of any wrongdoing.
Auglaize County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Brian Little - who has been on paid administrative leave since the fatal shooting of Dennis Slone - will now return to work following completion of an investigation by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification, the Ohio Attorney General's Office and the Wood County Sheriff's Office. [More]
ST. MARYS - Financial literacy and college and career readiness will soon be added to the district's middle school curriculum.
A new state mandate will require teachers to include financial education beginning next school year, Superintendent Mary Riepenhoff reported at Wednesday's regular school board meeting. [More]
MINSTER - The two-seeded teams emerged victorious on Wednesday night in the Division IV baseball sectional finals at Minster's Hanover Street Park, but they took differing routes to gain their wins.
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Three Fort Lauderdale, Fla., residents who may be linked to multi-state criminal activity have been charged locally with engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity and obstructing official business.
CELINA - City council members this week passed the final reading of an ordinance to repay the electric fund $48,000 for land being converted into a parking lot.
A 30-year-old Celina man pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence Wednesday in connection with the drug-related death of his housemate.
Nathan C. Kidder, whose current address is 751 Deford St., Lot 120, appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court upon culmination of plea negotiations.
VAN WERT - The opening day of the 2011 Western Buckeye League Track and Field Championships at Van Wert High School had a Grand Lake feel at the top of the leaderboard.
ELIDA - The top-seeded Parkway Panthers got the big hit they needed to break up a pitcher's duel and went on to defeat Fort Recovery 4-2 while capturing a Division III sectional championship on Wednesday afternoon at Dorothy Edwards Field in Elida.
Wapakoneta scored three times in the bottom of the first inning, which was enough to lead the Redskins past St. Marys 3-1 at the Division II Elida Sectional at Ed Sandy Field.
