CELINA - Jim Black says he's done dealing with flooding issues on his property. The lifelong St. Anthony Road resident said the problems began with the replacement of a nearby bridge on Coldwater Creek Road about eight years ago.
CELINA - The new softball fields at Westview Park will be ready for action this spring, city safety service director Tom Hitchcock said.
City admin
St. Marys - A program to help building owners improve downtown façades appears ready to expand.
City council members heard an update on the program at Monday's meeting and agreed to ask finance committee members to add funds to the project.
NEW BREMEN - Village officials are looking for ways to save money on insurance, possibly through a broker.
Council members on Monday heard a presentation from Karl Swanson of OPUC.us, a Worthington-based company that provides insurance brokering services.
CELINA - Mercer County Educational Service Center administrators are looking to hire two more psychologists to better serve county schools.
School
CELINA - In a situation where the urge to swing was high, Ross Homan, Will Homan and Cade Wendel stayed patient.
The Fort Recovery trio drew back-
Monday's Area Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary R. Rasberry
Celina started the boys tennis season with a strong showing in shutting out Sidney 5-0 at the Booster Club Tennis Complex at Celina High School.
Razz-Eye View
The next few days will determine if Cory Luebke's comeback trail to Major League Baseball is complete or if it will wind its way through the minors.
CELINA - Andy Mikesell has plenty of experienced players returning from last season's Western Buckeye League co-championship team that finished 18-7 overall.
CELINA - After going 10-8 last season, Celina softball coach Nicole Driggs has reason to be optimistic.
The Bulldogs lost just one senior - albeit one of the best players ever to play for the program - and saw another player move away, but return the core group of starters from last season.
COLDWATER - The 2015 spring baseball campaign left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Coldwater Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers went 23-5 but were knocked out of the district tournament in the semifinals via a 1-0 loss to Van Wert.
COLDWATER - Young is the definitive word for the 2016 Coldwater softball team. One senior, three juniors, four sophomores and eight freshmen make up the roster for first-year head coach Katie Berno.
FORT RECOVERY - The amazing run of the Fort Recovery baseball team to the Division IV state semifinals last season had Indian fans cheering the full-circle comeback of a program that was close to disintegrating five years ago.
FORT RECOVERY - New Fort Recovery softball coach Jeff Vaughn has plenty of experienced players returning to try and right the Indians' ship after some rough seasons of late.
MARIA STEIN - Casey Witt was a welcome addition to the Marion Local school system this year.
Now the Flyers new baseball coach, Witt said he welcomes the opportunity to take over a team that returns a large number of players from last season.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local was swinging the bats well at the end of last season.
If the Flyers can swing like that again this spring, second-year coach Julie Overman believes more wins will come.
MINSTER - As the 2016 baseball campaign sprouts into full bloom, Minster head coach Mike Wiss is hoping for a start similar to how his team wound down the 2015 season.
MINSTER - Head coach Scott Robinson won't make any projections where he feels his squad will land in the Midwest Athletic Conference standings at the end of the season, but it would be a quite fair to assume he will field one of the youngest teams in the league this spring.
New Bremen returns a trio of letterwinners from last season
NEW BREMEN - Second-year New Bremen baseball coach Chad Wells will be restocking the cupboard this spring.
The Cardinals return just three letterwinners from last year's team that finished 2-7 in the Midwest Athletic Conference and 13-14 overall.
Three First Team All-MAC selections, wealth of experience return for Cardinals
NEW BREMEN - With a wealth of returning talent and experience, New Bremen will be looking to vie for the Midwest Athletic Conference softball title this spring.
The Parkway baseball team has been successful for two years under the direction of Luke Clouse.
Clouse guided Parkway to a district semifinal appe
ROCKFORD - In many conferences, two or three teams always seemingly remain in the title conversation year after year.
The Parkway softball team is one of those in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
For the last two seasons, St. Henry had back several familiar faces and tons of pitching depth.
It's a bit different this go-around for the two-time defending Midwest Athletic Conference champion Redskins.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry had a good season in 2015.
The current group of players is working hard to ensure the 2016 spring is even better.
With ta
ST. MARYS – Following a Western Buckeye League co-championship campaign in 2015, St. Marys head coach Jeff Dieringer will embark on tweaking a few things this spring after losing 11 seniors to graduation from a year ago.
ST. MARYS - With last season in the rearview mirror, St. Marys' softball coach Sue Grothause looks for an improved Roughrider squad, led by five seniors, to assist with an improved outcome to the 2016 campaign.
CELINA - Eric Wagner used naval terminology to talk about the strategy of his Celina track program will use to score points this season.
"We're al
COLDWATER - New Coldwater track and field coach Mark Bruns has a small and young group of athletes for the season.
The Cavalier boys have 11 freshmen on their 24-man roster while the ladies have 10 freshmen out of 23 that have come out this season.
FORT RECOVERY - Nick Kallas' Fort Recovery track and field program's roster has benefitted from success in other sports.
Over 20 boys and nearly 20 girls are on the roster this season as the Indians look to bump their way up the ladder in the MAC standings.
A good incoming class and a talented group of returnees have Marion Local co-coaches Matt Schmackers and Doug Jutte thinking good things are on the horizon for the Flyer girls track and field team.
MINSTER - The Minster boys' track and field team steamrolled through the Midwest Athletic Conference last year on their way to district and regional titles. With a core of 13 seniors among the 20 returning letterwinners, there isn't much evidence their dominance won't continue.
NEW BREMEN - With a solid nucleus of returning veterans, the New Bremen boys and girls track teams will be looking to make a run toward the front of the pack in the Midwest Athletic Conference this spring.
Many prime-time performers return for the Parkway girls' track and field team.
A balanced and talented cast is back on the boys' side.
It has girls' coach Dan Cairns and boys' coach Steve Fisher thinking good things are on the horizon for the Panthers this season.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry coach Dan Hemmelgarn usually sets his sights on finishing near the top in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
This spring season is no different.
ST. MARYS - After finishing in seventh place on both the boys' and the girls' sides of the Western Buckeye League standings in 2015, Roughrider head coach Rob Cisco is looking for both of his squads to move up the ladder in the 2016 campaign.
CELINA - When putting together her lineup for this season, Celina tennis coach Toma Hainline has plenty of options.
The only questions that remain are who will play singles or play doubles.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys' boys tennis coach, Brice Brenneman, has been around the tennis courts for quite a few years and nothing compares to the hopeful optimism he holds heading into each spring season.
