Probation officers monitor students at school, work with administration
Teachers, students, lockers - probation officers.
The routine scene at many area schools might not be what many in the general public expect.
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Hundreds of Mercer County residents have a new U.S. House representative due to new state boundary lines finalized in December.
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Volunteer members of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary aim to make lake safer
GRAND LAKE - Ohio's largest inland lake just got a little safer.
The Grand Lake St. Marys flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary was officially chartered Friday during a ceremony at Celina Moose Lodge. [
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A 38-year-old Celina man was sentenced to community control sanctions Friday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court, with Judge Jeffrey Ingraham explaining he imposed probation because of the supervision it guarantees.
Ohio School to Watch
ST. HENRY - St. Henry Middle School on Friday was named an Ohio School to Watch for the 2011-2012 school year, according to the Ohio Department of Education.
FORT RECOVERY - Things finally clicked for Fort Recovery's boys basketball team midway through the third quarter, just about the same time when things fell apart for Minster.
Celina beats St. Marys for sixth straight year
ST. MARYS - Celina held St. Marys scoreless for a 5:46 stretch during the second half and the Bulldogs snapped a four-game losing streak with a 72-58 victory over the Roughriders in the annual Battle of Grand Lake rivalry game. [
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NEW BREMEN - Fans got a respite from the cold and wintry weather outside as New Bremen and St. Henry clashed on Friday night in a heated Midwest Athletic Conference matchup.
DELPHOS - Two teams accustomed to pounding each other on the gridiron did it instead on the hardwood Friday night when The Marion Local Flyers traveled to the Vatican to take on the St. John's Blue Jays.
ROCKFORD - The New Knoxville Rangers used a spurt late in the third quarter to pull away from the Parkway Panthers for a 57-44 victory on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference basketball action at Parkway High School.
WBL Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Doug Herrett's three-pointer with just under five seconds left in the game allowed Defiance to stay undefeated on the season with a 44-41 triumph on the road over Wapakoneta on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action.
