ROCKFORD - A special committee will be tapped to decide if a controversial book is appropriate for the Parkway High School freshmen who were assigned to read it. [More]

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local Schools officials on Nov. 4 are seeking a renewal levy with an increase for building improvements and maintenance.

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ST. MARYS - School board members during a work session Wednesday night approved a rosier five-year forecast than had been predicted in the spring.

"We are in better shape than what I forecasted back in May," St. Marys City Schools Treasurer Tom Sommer said.

INDIANAPOLIS - Fleetwood Mac, the monstrously successful version of the band reconfigured in 1975 with the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, is back on top of its game with the return of Christine McVie.

LEIPSIC - It was fairly smooth sailing for the St. Marys volleyball team in their opening match of the Division II district volleyball tournament. [More]

Football coaches understand what a treasure it is for a team's offense to boast a 1,000-yard running back taking handoffs out of their backfield, so

Though there are some exceptions, with just two weeks remaining in the high school football regular season, it gets easier to figure out which teams will be in playoffs. The challenge turns to figuring out these teams' seeding and first-round opponents.

Coldwater's Brooke Welsch and her coach Mike Etzler, St. Marys' Erika Angstmann and St. Henry's Madison Broering and her coach Diana Kramer received

NEW BREMEN - Parkway and New Bremen are two teams starving for a win as the prep football season winds down.

One of them will be in the victory column after Friday's game when the Panthers travel to play the Cardinals on their home field.

Celina at Kenton
Robinson Field

Last season: Kenton, 28-14. The Wildcats ran for four touchdowns as they clinched at least a share of the Western Buckeye League title with the victory.