CELINA - Josh Thompson and Craig Campbell played their hits.

Then Eric Paslay, the man with the hit song "Friday Night," made everyone's Friday night.

ST. MARYS - A former area optometrist - who in June was stripped of his license to practice due to a 2012 sexual assault conviction - is seeking a rare court ruling to help him obtain a job in his prior career field.

MERCER COUNTY - After years of death and destruction never witnessed on such a global scale, World War II finally came to a close 70 years ago today when Japan, reeling from the impact of two atomic bombs, surrendered to the Allies. [More]

When the U.S. entered World War II in December 1941, millions of Americans headed off to fight.

But those on the home front also played vital roles in the eventual victory.

CELINA - The Ohio State University is committed to improving the quality of water flowing from agriculture fields, two OSU officials said Friday.

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COLDWATER - A second batch of mosquitoes collected at Baker Woods State Nature Reserve has produced a positive result for West Nile virus.

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The team title at the Celina boys golf invitational on Friday came down to a fifth-golfer tiebreaker between Liberty-Benton and Kalida after both teams finished the 18-hole event with matching rounds of 326.