CELINA - City council members Friday night passed the first reading of legislation authorizing the purchase of the Mercelina Mobile Court and the former Versa Pak property for $2.94 million. [More]

Clarence Gouge sits in his aging mobile home and worries that he will be homeless in a very short time.

The 80-year-old gets a little misty eyed as

Editor's note: This is the final story of a three-part series about the heroin problem in the area, its impact on the community and steps being taken to deal with the issue. [More]

CELINA - Despite opening the season with a pair of wins, turnovers and an inability to finish games strong were concerns for Celina boys basketball coach Chris Bihn.

ROCKFORD - A strong inside presence mixed with solid defense helped New Bremen picked up its first Midwest Athletic Conference win of the season on Friday night as the Cardinals defeated Parkway 48-39 at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford. [More]

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Katwan Singleton hit two free throws with 25 seconds left in the game to give Defiance a 63-62 win over Elida in the battle of Bulldogs at Defiance.

MINSTER - St. Henry's boys basketball team opened up their defense of last year's Midwest Athletic Conference co-championship with a 51-41 win over Minster on Friday night.

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Versailles jumped out quickly and never looked back as the Tigers improved to 2-0 in Midwest Athletic Conference with a 67-47 win over New Knoxville at Tiger Gymnasium on Friday night.

COLUMBUS (AP) - Eighteen more state wildlife officers are being referred for possible criminal prosecution after a follow-up investigation into illegal hunting while on duty uncovered additional cases, the state watchdog said.