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Monday, May 13th, 2013
Several jurisdictions debate responsibility for West Bank Road
By William Kincaid
CELINA - West Bank Road needs repair but multiple government agencies are trying to sort out in whose jurisdiction most of the 1.2 mile stretch of road lies.
The Ohio Department of Transportation, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Celina, Mercer County and Jefferson Township all are involved in an ongoing discussion about ownership of the road, according to Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart. The parties will gather for a meeting sometime this month. [More]
Division IV Baseball Sectional at Minster
By Gary R. Rasberry
MINSTER - Solid pitching paved the way for the winning teams during the two games of Saturday's Division IV baseball sectional at Hanover Street Park in Minster.
Chad Schroer's bases-loaded single in the bottom of the seventh allowed Fort Recovery to edge New Bremen 3-2 in the second game of the semifinals. Indians freshman Jackson Hobbs outdueled New Bremen's Clay Bertke in a well-pitched contest. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
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It took just two seasons for the Wright State University-Lake Campus baseball team to move to the top of the Ohio Regional College Conference mountain.
The Lakers won the ORCC tournament on Sunday by defeating Miami University-Hamilton 4-2 in the championship game at Beavers Field in Lancaster. The Lakers end their season with an impressive 19-9 campaign. [More]
Obituaries on May 13th, 2013
Abram James Brown, 6 months, of Delta, entered into the loving arms of Jesus on May 11, 2013. [More]
Barbara J. Heath, 80, of Van Wert and formerly of Rockford, passed away at 2:31 [More]
Patricia "Patty" Ann Elliot Neargarder, 85, died May 10, 2013, at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. [More]
Robert E. "Bob" Singer, 89, New Weston, passed away early morning on May 10, 2013, at Wayne Healthcare in Greenville. [More]
Richard L. Williams, 71, Celina, passed away at the Village Green Nursing Home [More]
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GRAND LAKE - Organizers are hoping additional money for tagged fish will get anglers hooked on the annual carp derby on Grand Lake.
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Division IV Softball Sectional at St. Henry
ST. HENRY - Minster's softball team captured a Division IV sectional title and Marion Local earned the right to do the same after doubleheader action on Saturday at the Wally Post Athletic Complex in St. Henry.
Division II Sectional Baseball at Elida
ELIDA - Senior pitchers took center stage during Saturday's semifinals of the Division II baseball sectional tournament at Ed Sandy Field.
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Jordan Stephenson threw a complete-game, one-hitter and Parkway's baseball team advanced in the Division III sectional tournament on Saturday with a 6-0 win over Delphos Jefferson at Shawnee High School.
ROSSBURG - It may have been the Traxxas TORC (The Off Road Championship) Series' first trip to Eldora Speedway, but the first-ever TORC oval event Pr
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Celina's boys tennis team had one of its most successful efforts in program history on Saturday as the Bulldogs won three championships at the Western Buckeye League tennis tournament at the University of Northwestern Ohio in Lima.