Death, damage balanced by high job rate, sport titles during year
1. Unsolved crimes - Murders are not commonplace in the Grand Lake area, and authorities currently have two cases under investigation making this the top story for 2012. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Coroner Dr. Thomas Freytag has announced he will retire before beginning his next term Jan. 7 so he can begin collecting retirement benefits.
COLDWATER - St. Henry's boys basketball team capped the 2012 portion of its schedule by winning the inaugural Asset Allocation Associates Inc. Holiday Classic championship with a 62-53 triumph over Bryan on Saturday night at The Palace in Coldwater.
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP - It wasn't a win against a marquee program with a stellar record, but it was a win that the young Marion Local Flyers will take every day of the week.
Wade Gelhaus hit a jumper with one second left in the game and helped Fort Recovery's boys basketball team improve to 7-1 this season with a 53-52 win over Miamisburg at the GWOC Holiday Hoops event held at Trent Arena in Kettering.
It was another successful sports season within the Grand Lake area in 2012, and as we get set to begin 2013, here's a ranking of the top 10 local sports stories from this past year. [More]
The leaders in both the boys' and girls' varsity divisions of the West Ohio High School Bowling Conference won their matches on Saturday to stay unbeaten as league play moved to Community Lanes in Minster.
