COLDWATER - The mother of an elementary student is seeking monetary compensation from Coldwater school district for alleged physical and emotional abuse to her son.

CELINA - The new year looks promising for owners of a fire-ravaged condominium along the west shore of Grand Lake.

The walls of the burned-out Westlake Village condo came tumbling down this week and plans are to rebuild, according to the owners' attorney, John Gleason.

FORT RECOVERY - Administrators at Fort Recovery schools continue to seek legislative action to attenuate a new state reading mandate that could prevent some students from advancing to the fourth grade.

CELINA - An official involved in Grand Lake restoration efforts quizzed health board members Wednesday about failing residential septic systems in the watershed.

CELINA - Two retired educators have turned a shared passion for pets and pottery into a business they love.

Rebecca Reiff and Sally Tatham, who've

COLUMBUS - Casual fans of '90s alternative rock juggernaut Smashing Pumpkins hoping to hear bald-headed frontman Billy Corgan bring to life the angst-ridden, guitar-heavy anthems of the Clinton years waited patiently on Tuesday night.

FORT RECOVERY - When it came time to choosing a college, Wade Gelhaus went with a school that had what he wanted academically.

The All-Ohio basketball player from Fort Recovery signed his national letter of intent with NCAA Division II Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan on Wednesday.

This is the time of year when local old-timers loiter around coffee houses, barber shops, and neighborhood gas stations ramping up their discussions

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves swim team competed at the Polar Bear Invitational held last weekend at the Countryside YMCA in Lebanon.