MONTEZUMA - In just 2.5 minutes, the Montezuma Fire Department's rescue boat, Muskrat 1, can be lowered from the new boathouse on Windy Point into Grand Lake, enabling firefighters to cut their response time by 15 minutes.
Fire chief Ron Schulze, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Jim Zehringer and other officials spoke on Friday evening during a dedication of the department's new 30-by-36 foot boathouse. [More]
MINSTER - The Minster football team took advantage of every first-half opportunity to jump out to a 28-0 halftime lead over Fort Recovery. But when the lights at Minster's Memorial Field were turned back on after the band's Homecoming show, the Wildcats' offense sputtered in the second half of a 28-6 victory over the Indians. [More]
NEW BREMEN - The Anna Rockets used a steady dose of running back Christian Williams and some timely plays on defense and special teams to defeat the New Bremen 21-13 on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at New Bremen High School.
Williams, a 5-9, 218-pound sophomore, shredded New Bremen's defense for 318 yards on 31 carries and scored two touchdowns. The Rockets totaled 377 yards on the ground on 46 carries. [More]
Mercer County native Susan K. "Susie" Hardin, 63, Wapakoneta, died at 5:35 p.m. Oct. 11, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima, due to cancer. [More]
An average 11 percent plunge in area school enrollment over 15 years has resulted in fewer state dollars, reductions in staff and less opportunities for students, officials say.
Grand Lake has had little activity the past four summers thanks to the toxic blue-green algae choking it. Pontoons and jet skis that once dominated its shores have been replaced by alum-carrying barges and sludge-sucking dredges.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers did what they needed to do in order to wrap up at least a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference title on Friday night with a 27-0 whitewash of the Marion Local Flyers.
ST. HENRY - A solid combination of offense and defense helped St. Henry snap a two-game losing streak with a 34-8 victory over Parkway on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
KENTON - A trio of offensive miscues in the red zone during the first half came back to haunt Celina's football team as Kenton edged the Bulldogs 46-42 on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action from Robinson Field.
Ottawa-Glandorf put up 21 points in each of the first two quarters en route to a 62-0 blowout win over St. Marys on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action at Baughman Stadium.
Versailles scored with 2:20 left in the game to pull within two points, but the Tigers missed the two-point conversion and St. John's held on for a 20-18 Midwest Athletic Conference win on Friday in Stadium Park in Delphos.
Coldwater's junior Kelsey Koesters started the Division II girls state golf tournament in solid fashion on Friday, staying close to the top 10 after the first day of action at the Ohio State University Gray Course in Columbus.
