The state ban on texting for all drivers and the forbiddance of teenagers from using any electronic device while at the wheel begin today.
Ohio's new law makes texting behind the wheel a primary offense for those age 18 and younger, which means it can be the only reason to be stopped by law enforcement. The action is a secondary offense for adults; they have to be pulled over for speeding or some other infraction before they can get a ticket. [More]
NEW BREMEN - If Thursday night's Midwest Athletic Conference opener between the Marion Local Flyers and the New Bremen Cardinals was any indication of how the year will go, it's going to be a wild and wooly volleyball season.
The Flyers had their backs pinned against the wall after going down two games to one but they dug deep and took the final two sets to upend the Cardinals by scores of 22-25, 25-14, 21-25, 26-24, and 15-8. [More]
Kitchen tables are gathering dust, and absent diners are gaining pounds.
Half of all family meals are eaten away from home and many more consist of take-out food. The result is an epidemic of overweight children and adults who rarely interact with one another.
FORT RECOVERY - Phase two of the village's sewer separation project slated to begin next year will cost the village $2.58 million, according to an estimate presented to village council members Thursday night.
Matt Kaufman and Eric Beckman each scored twice as Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Celina 5-1 in the Western Buckeye League boys' soccer opener at the O-G Athletic Complex in Glandorf.
