CELINA - City administrators have issued their first unsafe building notice to a property owner.

Donald Zeller, 120 N. Lake St., was informed that a building on his property has been deemed unsafe. The dilapidated, barn-like garage has a gaping hole in its roof. [More]

Lawns and gardens have been taking a beating from this summer's lack of rainfall and continued high temperatures.

Crunchy, brown lawns are the norm and saving them can be tricky.

ROSSBURG - A Las Vegas man died Friday morning from injuries sustained in a pickup truck accident at Eldora Speedway on Thursday evening.

Jerry Boes, 39, died at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, where he was taken by emergency helicopter after the accident.

A 28-year-old Osgood man remains in fair condition in a Dayton hospital followning a one-vehicle crash near Osgood at 11:51 p.m. July 13 at the intersection of North Star-Fort Loramie Road and state Route 705.

COLDWATER - A wild and wooly night at Veterans Field in Coldwater ended with the Cavaliers advancing to the District 4 ACME tournament championship game, but not before Celina gave them trouble throughout the 16 innings played between the two Mercer County rivals. [More]

MINSTER - An undermanned Minster Wildcats' ACME baseball squad gave top-seeded Wapakoneta all they handle before succumbing 8-5 in the finals of the Auglaize-Shelby County bracket of the District 4 tournament at Hanover Street Park.

ROSSBURG - Almost a year ago to the day, World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series star Joey Saldana left Eldora Speedway in the back of a helicopter after a crash resulted in broken ribs and a shattered right arm.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Grand Lake led 6-1 after four innings of play, but could not hold on as Cincinnati took advantage of six errors and picked up a 7-6 win on Friday night in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League action at Jim Hoess Field.