By AMY KRONENBERGER,
BILL KINCAID AND
SHELLEY GRIESHOP
newsdept@dailystandard.com
COLUMBUS - Education and manufacturing top Gov. John Kasich's priority list for 2012.
The governor on Thursday said he wants more money available for classroom instruction, not just new buildings. He also wants the public to know how schools are performing. [More]
PIQUA - A Minster-area man faces multiple charges after he led local police on chase early Wednesday morning before diving into the Great Miami River in an unsuccessful escape attempt.
Daniel Sampson, 27, 1225 Lee Drive, remains incarcerated at the Miami County Jail on a $65,000 bond. [More]
Fort Recovery rallies from down three in final 1:30
By Gary R. Rasberry
FORT RECOVERY - The matchup between New Knoxville and Fort Recovery on Thursday night turned out to be a battle that wasn't decided until the final horn.
Kelly Nietfeld's jumper with 29 seconds left put the Indians up and then Nietfeld made a huge defensive play as time ran out as Fort Recovery snapped a two-game losing streak with a 52-51 win over New Knoxville at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Thursday night to snap the Rangers' eight-game winning streak. [More]
Pageant will move from fieldhouse to Romer's on the lake
CELINA - The 2012 Celina Lake Festival will be held July 27-29 and organizers say the theme, "Where Everyone Knows Your Name," accurately reflects the community's three-day extravaganza.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Area mayors recapped 2011 and asked state leaders to keep villages in mind during Thursday's annual State of the Villages Breakfast sponsored by the Southwestern Auglaize County Chamber of Commerce.
Members decide to wait until litigation is settled on scrapped plan to construct coal-fired power plant
NEW BREMEN - Village council members this week voted to delay payments toward a $965,000 bill as a result of its partnership with American Municipal Power (AMP) in a scrapped plan to construct a coal-fired power plant in Meigs County.
VAN WERT - Missing two practices this week because of strep throat didn't seem to bother Celina's Kylee Bader on Thursday night against Van Wert in Western Buckeye League action at the Cougars' Den.
NEW BREMEN - The Marion Local Flyers used an effective fullcourt pressure defense to stay alone on top of the Midwest Athletic Conference standings with a 55-24 thrashing of the New Bremen Cardinals on Thursday night.
The Celina WaterDogs dominated the diving portion of the Western Buckeye League swimming and diving championships as action began Thursday at the Defiance YMCA.
St. Henry pushed its record over the .500 mark for the season following a 64-37 win over the Panthers in Midwest Athletic Conference action at Panther Gymnasium on Thursday night.
