FORT RECOVERY - Shauna Rose, a waitress at the North End Bar and Grill, moved here from Dayton because she wanted a safer environment.
The unsolved murders of Robert "Bob" and Colleen Grube have her wandering whether that sense of security will ever return.
Mercer County
GRAND LAKE - Mercer County Commissioners are moving forward to purchase 40 acres of land adjacent to Aqua View Estates in Montezuma for Grand Lake improvement purposes.
Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA - Climbing costs and falling revenues likely will lead to just one major road project in Auglaize County next year.
Auglaize County Engi
FORT RECOVERY - The village has shifted its focus from organizing summer ball leagues to improving and maintaing the playing fields.
MAC Athletics
CARTHAGENA - Deb Brookhart of Carthagena said she didn't know what to say when a local man surprised her last week by handing her the 1981 St. Henry High School class ring she lost 31 years ago.
CELINA - The Celina girls basketball team shrugged off a sluggish start and used a strong performance in the second quarter to retake the lead and hold off Tiffin Calvert for a 59-53 win on Thursday night at the Fieldhouse.
ST. MARYS - As St. Marys' head coach Kelly Fulmer dissected her stat sheets following the Roughriders girls' basketball game against Kalida on Thursday night, it didn't take her long to pinpoint the major reason why her girls were on the losing end of a 49-44 defeat on their homecourt.
Local Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Bath pulled away from Coldwater in the second half to hand the Cavaliers their first loss of the season as the Wildkittens won 50-39 on Thursday night at Bath High School.
CELINA - The Celina boys' basketball team struggled through a 9-12 campaign last year for their first losing campaign since 2007-08, but the return of five letterwinners has Bulldogs' head coach Chris Bihn optimistic as this season begins.
CELINA - The expectations are high this season for the Celina girls' basketball team with a roster that features six seniors from last year's seven-girl rotation that finished with a 19-5 record.
COLDWATER - Mike Bruns is used to the waiting game.
As Coldwater's boys basketball head coach, and a long-time Cavs' assistant prior to that, Brun
COLDWATER - After finishing last year with a record of 15-9 and advancing to the Division III district final, Coldwater's girls basketball program is looking to reload this season.
FORT RECOVERY - Indians' veteran head coach Brian Patch welcomes back plenty of experienced firepower from last year's 20-3 squad that won the Midwest Athletic Conference title.
FORT RECOVERY - The Indians enjoyed a 16-7 campaign last season, but Fort Recovery's girls basketball coach Doug Bihn has a tough task ahead trying to repeat the success from a year ago with an overall lack of experience.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local Flyers' boys basketball team will have a young and talented roster on the hardwood this season, but they will be lacking quite a bit in the experience department.
Despite all the returning contributors, though, the Flyers will be without four-year starter Margaret Wuebker, who is now playing hoops at the Univer
MINSTER - With four starters returning from a season ago, Minster's boys basketball fans are optimistically waiting for the start to the 2012-13 hoops season in hopes the team surpasses their 10-12 record from last winter.
MINSTER - As veteran head coach Nann Stechschulte examines her girls' basketball roster for the upcoming season, the most glaring aspect is that just four returning lettermen.
NEW BREMEN - Despite an inexperienced roster, New Bremen's boys basketball head coach Adam Dougherty saw enough potential from his team over the summer to believe that the Cardinals can have a successful season.
NEW BREMEN - First-year New Bremen girls' basketball coach Chris Burden is optimistic for this season after the Cardinals had no seniors on last year's team that won six games.
NEW KNOXVILLE - The Rangers have had a steady flow of strong post players in recent years, but that won't be the case this year for New Knoxville's boys basketball coach Kort Fledderjohann.
NEW KNOXVILLE - Although New Knoxville's girls basketball team will be the youngest in the Grand Lake area, there is certainly reason for optimism for the Rangers this winter.
ROCKFORD - Parkway's boys basketball coach Will Snyder is feeling optimistic for the start of the upcoming season.
Although the Panthers were just
ROCKFORD - After coaching Parkway's junior varsity girls' basketball team a year ago, Lynn Hughes takes over the varsity duties this season in place of Jeff Kallas.
ST. HENRY - Even though St. Henry's boys basketball coach Eric Rosenbeck has only had his entire squad available for practice since Nov. 21st, the fourth-year Redskins' coach is optimistic about the potential of his team.
ST. HENRY - Kurt Huelsman is willing to admit that it has been a challenging adjustment for him to step in as the head coach of St. Henry's girls basketball program.
ST. MARYS - Following a 5-16 record last year, St. Marys' boys basketball coach Dan Hegemier is hoping his team can provide Roughriders' fans with a little more excitement with a few more games swinging in their favor this season.
ST. MARYS - With four of five starters and eight letterwinners back on the floor this year for St. Marys' girls basketball team, Roughriders' fans are hoping to reverse their fortunes from a year ago when they suffered through their first losing season in three years.
