ST. MARYS - An attorney for former optometrist Douglas Wine - found guilty of sexual assault last fall - says misconduct by the county prosecutor and poor decisions by the judge at trial resulted in an unfair conviction.
COLDWATER - Well-known Coldwater couple Ray and Mary Wenning were honored with the 2011 Coldwater Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year award at Wednesday's annual banquet.
The couple, formerly engaged in farming and long-time business operators, have remained active in the community and with their church. They have 16 children, 60 grandchildren and approximately two dozen great-grandchildren. [More]
A 24-year-old Celina man is headed back to prison following a Wednesday morning appearance in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Brandon J. Anderson, 800 Touvelle St., cried as Judge Jeffrey Ingraham imposed five years on a charge of felonious assault and one year for theft, with the terms to run concurrently. He also received credit for 132 days served during pendency of the case. [More]
Former St. Marys resident Verti Lee Chaffins, 79, Bourbonnais, Ill., died Feb. 14, 2012, in the emergency room at Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee, Ill. [More]
CELINA - The police department will purchase a new computer server if city council members accept a $10,000 grant awarded through the Justice Administration Grant-Law Enforcement program.
FORT RECOVERY - School administrators are considering adding a full-time position for technology courses in grades K-6, board of education members learned during a meeting Wednesday night.
WAPAKONETA - It's a small club east of St. Marys on old 33A, established 15 years ago by a local guy who used to play in a band here more than 40 years ago.
With the roar of more than 5,400 fans echoing throughout St. John Arena in Columbus on March 16, 1991, Fort Recovery's freshman Mandy Hastings glanced past her teammates and soaked it all in while their names were announced prior to the Division IV state championship game.
Elida's boys' basketball team still has a legitimate shot at winning the Western Buckeye League title with next week's regular-season finale at Defiance still looming.
First place in the Midwest Athletic Conference's boys' basketball title race is on the line at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Friday night as the state-ranked Fort Recovery Indians host Delphos St. John's.
The Grand Lake area will be well-represented in next week's Division II state diving championships after six local divers qualified at Wednesday's district meet on the campus of Bowling Green State University.
