Drug abuse and financial woes may be factors behind a recent spike in suicide-related incidents in Mercer County and across the state.

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ST. MARYS - A feasibility study comparing two potential football stadium sites has been delayed.

School board members Wednesday night tabled a proposal to hire Clover Development Strategies Inc., of Florida, after superintendent Shawn Brown said he did not have all the necessary information.

COLDWATER - Coldwater's Malave Bettinger is known for hitting rocket shots when he's at the plate.

Fittingly enough, the senior slugger will become a University of Toledo Rocket after graduation.

Chip Otten and his Coldwater Cavaliers have some familiarity with the team's next opponent in the Division V regional semifinals Friday night at Alexander Stadium/Purk Field in Piqua.

Week 11 went a lot like most pundits had expected for area teams.

The four favored Midwest Athletic Conference schools won decisively, pushing their first-round record against non-league opponents to an incredible 60-2.

Two Minute Drill:
FRIDAY
(all 7:30 p.m. kickoffs)
Division VII, Region 26
1) MINSTER (9-2)
VS. 4) RIVERSIDE (10-1)
Sidney Memorial Stadium