Celina district earns top score; most rated excellent
By Amy Kronenberger
Celina City Schools is the only district in the Grand Lake area to receive an excellent with distinction rating on the state report card for the 2011-2012 school year.
The Ohio Department of Education released the cards today. Celina was the only local district to exceed expectations in value-added growth, which measures the educational growth from one year to the next of students in grades K-8. [More]
COLDWATER - Four New Bremen high schoolers are not ashamed of their planned presence at a Coldwater bar this weekend. In fact, they've been talking about it for weeks and hope to attract a following.
Shelby County Line is the youngest working coun [More]
LIMA - A 13-0 run in the second quarter helped Celina shake off a sluggish start and the Bulldogs advanced to the Division II sectional final with a 62-40 win over Wapakoneta on Wednesday night at Lima Senior High School.
The Bulldogs (10-13) will face second-seeded Elida in the second game of Friday's doubleheader at 8 p.m. Elida rallied from an eight-point deficit to beat Van Wert 65-64 in double overtime in the opening game on Wednesday night. [More]
Louise "Lill" Wagner, 92, Minster, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Feb. 26, 2013, at Elmwood in New Bremen, where she had been a resident for more than two years. [More]
A suspended Fort Recovery High School teacher pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court to 47 felony charges involving a former student.
A 37-year-old Celina man held a letter of apology he had written to his victim during sentencing Wednesday afternoon in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
COLUMBUS - Let's hope that Mark Oliver Everett, the seemingly tortured creative force behind the alternative rock outfit Eels, never finds happiness or inner peace - at least while he's still a practicing artist and musician.
COLDWATER - A lot of scoring but very little drama took place during Wednesday night's Division IV boys sectional doubleheader at The Palace in Coldwater.
It was a memorable run for Coldwater's girls basketball program during the early 1990s.
After winning state championships in 1990 and 1992, the 1993 season held huge expectations for the Cavaliers, especially after finishing the regular season with a record of 19-1.
