FORT RECOVERY - Multiple heats of dogs this weekend will hurl themselves out of the starting box, splash into the pond and chase a raccoon-like lure, at the Ohio Progressive Sportsman Club's Breeders Classic, the first water trial of the year.

CELINA - Board of education members have rejected a tentative contract agreement with the union representing Celina City Schools' 148 non-teaching employees.

CELINA - Local agriculture and county government officials are preparing for a potential avian influenza outbreak.

Cooper Farms veterinarian Dr. Tim Barman during Thursday's Mercer County agriculture breakfast meeting in Celina gave an update on the plans. [More]

CELINA - The village of Rockford hopes to land the lion's share of nearly $400,000 in federal/state grants to help fund an extensive street project.

ST. MARYS - A local woman said hiking the Appalachian Trail taught her to be resourceful and tend to her body's needs.

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COLUMBUS - It's been 62 years since Fort Recovery last played in the state baseball tournament, and the current Indians were bound and determined to make sure this time around was an extended visit. [More]

ROSSBURG - Most followers of dirt late model racing would tell you that two of the favorites heading into this weekend's 21st annual $100,000 to-win Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora are Scott Bloomquist and Jonathan Davenport

Thursday night's preliminary features did little to change anyone's mind.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater scored six runs in the bottom of the third inning to pull away for a 15-5 win over Marion Local in five innings in Mercer County ACME action at Veterans Field in Coldwater.