WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Commissioners are picking out curtains and other finishing touches as the courthouse construction project continues on schedule.

Architect Bruce Miller of Garmann-Miller & Associates in Minster met with commissioners Thursday to discuss millwork, which deals with doors, windows, woodwork, trim and the judges' benches. The budget for the work is $170,000. [More]

TRINITY, Ind. - The first Precious Blood parish outside Ohio was established in Jay County, Wabash Township, Ind., in 1861. Most Holy Trinity parish is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year.

The parish church, which boasts a 140-foot steeple rising over hundreds of farmland acres in every direction, was designed by local architect Anton DeCurtins, who designed many of the area's cross-tipped churches in the mid 1800s. [More]

Sometimes, the toughest thing to do when playing a sport is knowing when it is time to call it quits.

For Ross Homan, the decision wasn't easy but necessary.

"Ultimately, I made a decision to not play football anymore," said the former Coldwater and Ohio State linebacker during a telephone interview on Thursday from his home in Columbus, a week after signing on to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad. [More]