FORT RECOVERY - Encouraged by President Donald Trump's vocal support earlier this week, about 100 pro-life supporters gathered at Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Thursday evening to rally for people planning to attend today's March for Life in Washington, D.C.

CELINA - Organizers of the 2017 Celina Lake Festival have asked a special family to carry out this year's theme: A Festival of Friends and Family. [More]

CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday moved to grant an across-the-board raise of up to 2.75 percent for county employees at the discretion of department heads.

NEW KNOXVILLE - Mayors from the "Golden Triangle" boasted about last year's accomplishments and looked toward the future during the annual State of the Villages Breakfast on Thursday morning.

ST. MARYS - The Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation has awarded the city fire department and Murotech Ohio Corp. a pair of grants designed to improve employee safety.

CELINA - Once the three-pointers began to drop for Wapakoneta, the lead over Celina began to rise.

The Redskins shot nearly 50 percent from beyond the three-point line en route to picking up a 70-23 win over the Bulldogs at the Fieldhouse on Thursday night in Western Buckeye League play.

MINSTER - The Minster girls' basketball team fell for the first time last Saturday.

But on Thursday, the Wildcats got back up and proved they're still the class of the Midwest Athletic Conference until proven otherwise. [More]

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Celina's Sawyer Weitzel was dominant in her diving as she won her third straight Western Buckeye League championship on Thursday at the Defiance YMCA.

COLDWATER - Coldwater put its foot on the gas early and never let up, rolling to a 69-33 victory over St. Henry on Thursday night at the Palace.

The Cavaliers shot 62 percent from the floor and 80 percent at the free throw line in the opening quarter to build a 21-7 lead at the first break.