FORT RECOVERY - Board of education members at a special meeting on Monday night hired Coldwater native Justin Firks as the Fort Recovery Local Schools' new superintendent. [More]

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen officials could save $600,000 by using village employees rather than contractors to upgrade its well field, council members learned at Monday's meeting. [More]

COLDWATER - Village horticulturist Alex Uhlenhake is a petunia man. He enjoys experimenting with different colors but is partial to the pink flowers he says really shine in the summertime.

ST. MARYS - A state grant will help the city buy a refurbished garbage truck.

City council at Monday's meeting heard the first reading of a resolution to accept $62,513 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for a refurbished garbage truck and several Dumpsters.

MARIA STEIN - Sixty-five Marion Local High School seniors will receive diplomas at commencement exercises at 1 p.m. May 17 in the school gymnasium.

MARIA STEIN - A facility committee wants the Marion Local Local Schools Board of Education to hire an architect to study district property for development.

ST. HENRY - School board members Monday supported a plan to create one site for a Tri Star 2.0 Career Compact focused on STEM-based learning.

The p

SIDNEY - A St. Marys man will be sentenced June 6 after pleading no contest to charges related to a fire that took the life of a 50-year-old man.

Court records show Derek Eilerman, 24, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter April 27. He was found guilty and faces up to 11 years in prison.

ST. HENRY - Two new, innovative swings will be installed at the village park this summer.

Village administrator Ron Gelhaus told council members at Monday's meeting the Expression Swings will allow an adult to swing with a child.

COLDWATER - Village officials hope to save more than $100,000 by refinancing the bonds used to purchase and renovate the municipal center.

Village

MINSTER - Regan Hahn's pitching effort couldn't have been much better.

Minster's defense played mostly mistake free.

But when it came to stringing hits together and scoring runs, the Wildcats struggled in a 4-3 loss to Ottoville in Division IV sectional play at Four Seasons Park.

As a basketball player and later an assistant girls basketball coach at Marion Local, Beth Streib was no stranger to the classic coaching style offered by longtime coach Treva Fortkamp.

A couple of college notes to start the View this week:

The University of Findlay women's golf team will compete this week in the NCAA Division II national championship at The Meadows Golf Club in Allendale, Mich.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

St. Henry jumped out to an early lead on Anna and held off the Rockets to take a 10-7 win in a battle of state-ranked Division III baseball teams at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.