A 36-year-old Maria Stein woman was killed Thursday afternoon when she drove through a stop sign and struck a semitrailer at the intersection of state routes 29 and 118.
Michelle R. Bruns, 2243 state Route 716, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:39 p.m. crash. The accident is the second traffic fatality of the year on local roadways. [More]
Man admitted to killing his girlfriend in Rockford home
By Margie Wuebker
CELINA - Daniel C. Martin apologized to family members of his girlfriend Melinda "Mindi" Shinn Thursday morning before he was sentenced for shooting and killing her Nov. 8 in the Rockford home they shared.
Melinda "Mindi" Shinn became a statistic at the age of 26 - one of 38 domestic violence victims to die in Ohio and one of 1,232 nationally during 2012.
CELINA - Antipoverty organization Sources Community Network Services has retained its transportation contract with Auglaize County Jobs & Family Services and is hoping to expand those services in Van Wert County.
A juvenile from St. Marys was injured at 12:31 p.m. Thursday when the bicycle she was riding was struck by a pick-up truck on state Route 116 north of Glynwood Road in Auglaize County.
NEW BREMEN - With the Auglaize County ACME sectional tournament just a few days away, Minster capped the regular season with a strong performance by riding the pitching of senior Brandon Hoying and taking advantage of the wildness from five New Bremen pitchers to post a 12-1 win on Tuesday night.
Grand Lake coughed up a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning, but scored twice in the top of the ninth to pick up its second straight Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League win by defeating Southern Ohio 5-3 on Thursday night at Bob Wren Stadium in Athens.
COLDWATER - A four-run fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie and Coldwater secured the second seed for the Mercer County ACME sectional baseball tournament with a 7-1 win over Fort Recovery on Thursday night at Veterans Field.
