District no longer qualifies for grant due to better rating
By Amy Kronenberger
CELINA - The district's after-school program will be spared but reduced, school board members decided Monday.
The Bulldog Academy, for elementary through high school students, has been funded the last five years with a 21st Century Grant. Officials last month learned the district no longer qualified for the funding since its state report card rating improved to excellent with distinction. [More]
ST. MARYS - For 80 minutes, Celina's boys soccer team played their best defense of the season.
St. Marys outshot the Bulldogs 16-6 but could not get the ball into the back of the net as the Roughriders and Bulldogs played to a scoreless tie on Monday in Western Buckeye League action at West Elementary. [More]
Man's collection of antique farm equipment started out small
OSGOOD - Allen Bohman is captivated by farm machinery - especially old implements that relied on horsepower in the truest sense of the word.
His antique tractor collection began decades ago with a John Deere two-row corn planter he purchased from fellow Darke County resident Ernie Poeppelman.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members on Monday authorized village administrator Randy Diller to apply for more than $2 million in state funding to help pay for a sewer separation project.
COLDWATER - A sidewalk project that would connect Robert and Butler streets to allow easier access to Coldwater Memorial Park was met with controversy at a village council transportation committee meeting on Monday.
Celina's girls tennis team completed their fourth straight undefeated Western Buckeye League regular season on the road Monday with a 4-1 victory over Bath.
CELINA - History and preservation are common themes when viewing the homes along Celina's North Main Street. Several homeowners have made serious efforts to maintain the original integrity as well as trace the history of their properties.
