A new state rule that eliminates calamity days and sets minimum classroom hours means little to area school districts.
The new hour-based schedule requires 1,001 hours each year for grades 7-12 and 910 hours for K-6 - about 100 hours fewer than most local students attend. [More]
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys soccer team showed flashes of greatness in Saturday's 4-1 win at Roughrider Field over Botkins, a team ranked eighth in the latest Miami Valley Scholastic Soccer Association poll.
The 'Riders controlled the time of possession, mounted 28 scoring chances and limited the Trojans to just a handful of opportunities. [More]
ROSSBURG - The aura and legend of Scott Bloomquist grew even larger on Saturday night at the 44th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway.
The polarizing 50-year old Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer took the lead on lap 19, went to the tail of the 32-car field after being penalized for an illegal part on his car and then stormed through the pack to win dirt racing's most prestigious event for the fourth time. [More]
Emily "Jean" Sphar Hill Timmerman, 85, formerly of Fort Loramie, passed away of natural causes Sept. 5, 2014, at Heritage Manor Nursing Center, Minster. [More]
Virginia J. Perrine, 89, New Knoxville, and longtime resident of Waukegan, Ill., died at 9:15 p.m. Sept. 1, 2014, at St. Marys Living Center, St. Marys. [More]
About 20 cycles reportedly involved in I-75 accident
CRIDERSVILLE - Troopers are investigating the cause of a double-fatality crash Friday night involving about 20 motorcycles and a semitrailer on Interstate 75 in Auglaize County.
A 22-year-old Celina man faces various charges after he allegedly used social media to arrange a meeting with a teen for sex at her Rockford-area home on Sunday.
COLDWATER - Straight line winds exceeding 50 mph hit the west side of the village late Friday night but caused minimal damage, according to village administrator/engineer Eric Thomas.
COLDWATER - A good night's sleep calmed down the Coldwater football team as they returned to the football field Saturday afternoon against Bishop Hartley.
MINSTER - When lightning caused the postponement of Friday night's game between the Minster Wildcats and the Lehman Cavaliers, Minster was ahead by a score of 27-14 with 1:09 remaining in the first half.
Jesse Niekamp had a record-setting day as he scored six touchdowns as St. Henry improved to 2-0 with a 41-14 win over Eaton in the completion of Friday's suspended football game at the Wally Post Atheltic Complex.
