ST. MARYS - The U.S. EPA wants to eliminate coal as a viable fuel source, Midwest Electric CEO Rick Gerdeman says.

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CHICKASAW - Fire heavily damaged a home early today but local fire chief Mark Seitz credits working smoke detectors with preventing loss of life.

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ROSSBURG - 2008 World 100 winner Shane Clanton joined an elite fraternity of drivers who have won both major dirt late model events at Eldora Speedway after dominating Saturday night's Dirt Late Model Dream. [More]

CELINA - Late-inning heroics highlighted the second day of Celina's four-team ACME round-robin event on Saturday at Montgomery Field.

In the opener, St. Henry scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the Crestview Knights 5-4.

CELINA - The Grand Lake Mariners rebounded nicely after Friday's extra-inning loss.

Grand Lake swept its weekend homestand at Jim Hoess Field by defeating the Xenia Scouts 6-4 on Saturday and then ripping the Hamilton Joes 12-4 on Sunday.

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Coldwater's ACME team improved to 9-1 after sweeping a doubleheader against the Fort Loramie Redskins on Saturday.

The Cavaliers won the opening game 12-0 and then rallied for an 11-8 win in the second game, their eighth straight win of the summer.