WAPAKONETA - Excessive heat early in the week took its toll on animals and attendance at this year's Auglaize County Fair.
But temperatures cooled and humidity waned in time for officials to deem the event a "terrific success."
Fair manager Fred Piehl said the week started slow with temperatures above 90 degrees Monday and Tuesday. However, crowds increased as the air cooled, bringing attendance to normal levels. [More]
Police say 11-year-old was accidentally shot with handgun he was holding
FORT RECOVERY - Investigators continue to look into details of an early Thursday morning shooting that claimed the life of 11-year-old Michael L. Fisher III. He is the son of Michael and Melody Fisher of Fort Recovery.
Behind a solid pitching performance from Jonathan Weaver, the Lima Locos snagged its place in the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League championship series with a 3-2 win over the Licking County Settlers on Friday night at Simmons Field in Lima.
St. Henry High School graduate and Bowling Green State University baseball player Nick Bruns completed a summer of baseball action with the Strasburg Express in the Valley Baseball League, a wood-bat collegiate league with 12 teams in the Shenedoah Valley of Virginia.
