Trevin Sanders Roark, a 19-year-old Indiana man implicated in the November 2011 deaths of Fort Recovery area residents Robert and Colleen Grube, will be tried as an adult. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - Three young men from Fort Recovery shared their thoughts on the Grube case's new developments Friday evening near the village's Shell Gas Station.

CELINA - A response team has been assembled to prepare and carry out an emergency plan in the event of an escaped, dangerous, wild animal in Mercer County.

Gas prices continue to skyrocket - up nearly 30 cents per gallon this week.

Statewide, the average cost was $3.93 per gallon Thursday, and area gas stations ranged from $3.96 to $3.99.

COLUMBUS - Field events dominated the action for local athletes on Friday at the state track meet.

The finals were completed in all field events involving local athletes with the exception of the Division II long jump and pole vault.

COLUMBUS - Three local 3,200-meter relay teams competed in Friday's finals of the event and all of them finished in the top five to reach the awards podium.

AKRON - Just when it looked like the Panthers were gaining the advantage, the momentum swung so quickly that there was the potential of whiplash. [More]

COLUMBUS - Semifinal heats were run in the shorter running races to determine the nine finalists to compete in each of those finals today. Several local athletes were able to survive these heats and will have a chance to contend for a state championship in their events.

ROSSBURG - The final tune up for tonight's 19th annual Dirt Late Model Dream featured Matt Miller and Dennis Erb Jr. winning $5,000 on Friday night at Eldora Speedway.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry and Mark Ruschau

Mitch Heyne hit a three-run home run and Coldwater's ACME team had to hold off Celina's comeback for a 9-7 win at Montgomery Field.