CELINA - Too often Mercer County officials have seen children abused and neglected by an unscrupulous mate brought into a single parent's home.

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CELINA - A Dayton man was sentenced in Mercer County Common Pleas court Thursday for the charges stemming from the 2015 burglary of TJ's Grocerette in Rockford and a string of other burglaries around the state. [More]

MINSTER - Any championship-caliber basketball team throughout history has hung its hat on the defensive end.

If Thursday is any indication, Minster fits that mold. [More]

MARIA STEIN - Defensive pressure by Marion Local wore down a determined St. Henry squad as the Flyers picked up their first MAC girls basketball win of the season with a 59-40 win at the Hangar on Thursday night.

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Fort Recovery outscored Delphos St. John's 37-9 in the second and third quarters to pull away for a 52-21 win in Thursday night MAC girls basketball action at Fort Site Fieldhouse. The win improves the Indians to 5-0 and 2-0 in MAC play.

NEW KNOXVILLE - New Knoxville scored the game's first 10 points and never looked back, picking up a 50-31 victory over the Parkway Panthers on Thursday night at Ranger Gymnasium in New Knoxville.