CELINA - The Menards store and parking lot were packed with shoppers eager to get Black Friday deals at 5:30 a.m. today to kick off the Christmas shopping season. Many shoppers said they look forward to the annual excitement while others said the atmosphere is just crazy. [More]

ST. MARYS - Members of a local nonprofit group want to help injured military and emergency responders enjoy a day of walleye fishing on Lake Erie.

WASHINGTON - A feathered Mercer County native received a pardon Wednesday when President Barack Obama spared Cheese from the Thanksgiving dinner table. [More]

COLDWATER - While the offense of the Coldwater Cavaliers draws a lot of attention due to the ability to score quickly and often, the defense of the Cavaliers has been just as dominant.

Bret Swaney had the fortune to suit up for Celina football coach Jerry Harris throughout the most dominant era in school history from 1993-1995.

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After facing run-driven football teams in the first three rounds of the postseason, Coldwater will face a Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy squad that likes to air it out.

Marion Local has been waiting for a worthy adversary.

It may present itself Saturday.

The Flyers (13-0) will put their 18-game postseason winning streak on the line when they face Columbus Grove (9-4) in the Division VII state semifinal at Spartan Stadium in Lima.