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FORT RECOVERY - A deceased 86-year-old graduate of Fort Recovery High School left her alma mater nearly $600,000 for a new scholarship fund.

The donation of $577,796 from the estate of Barbara Althoff was presented to school officials on Wednesday by her cousin, Marilyn Slusser.

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. [More]

The victim of a Tuesday night mobile home fire has been identified.

Robert E. Bonvillian, 65, 3696 Bunker Hill Road, Celina, perished in the fire that destroyed the residence.

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.

ST. MARYS - A love of art runs in the blood of a Van Wert brother and sister.

Kay and Val Sluterbeck inherited their passion for art from their mother and now are sharing their collections at the Arts Place Collective Center.

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. [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. [More]

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.

WAPAKONETA - Wednesday's Division III sectional semifinal doubleheader featured a thrilling overtime and an old-fashioned blowout.

Coldwater's stro

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.