Wednesday, October 18th, 2017
Collection plan opposed
By Ed Gebert
MINSTER - Village officials are considering joining a coalition to challenge the constitutionality of the state's recently passed policy to collect local income taxes on behalf of municipalities.
Village council members on Tuesday heard first read [More]
By Colin Foster
MINSTER - The Patrick Henry Patriots fought hard like patriots do.
Minster just had way too much firepower to make it a fair fight.
Paige Thobe had 12 kills, Taylor Hoying and Taylor Kogge added seven kills apiece, and the fourth-seeded Wildcats swept the sixth-seeded Patriots by scores of 25-20, 25-22 and 25-15 to open Division III tournament play on Tuesday in Minster. [More]
Local pictures on October 18th, 2017
Subscriber stories on October 18th, 2017
Reconstruction planned for East Livingston, water-line replacement on North Main
CELINA - City officials plan to pursue two major street-related projects in 2018, city safety service director Tom Hitchcock revealed this week at a personnel and finance committee meeting.
Decision 2017
Tri-County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services board members are seeking a 10-year renewal of the agency's 1-mill operating levy on the Nov. 7 ballot.
Decision 2017
Voters in New Bremen and in St. Marys precinct 2A will decide in the Nov. 7 election whether to allow three businesses to sell alcohol on Sundays.
ROCKFORD - The Rockford Police Department may receive a new cruiser.
Police chief Paul May told council members during Tuesday's meeting that he h
Training partners open new center in Coldwater
COLDWATER - Since Elevate Fitness and Wellness opened its doors in July, owner Kelly Hoying has been helping others improve their fitness with workouts using movements people do naturally every day.
Late goal lifts Celina past St. Marys 2-1
ST. MARYS - The rematch proved to be as good as the first meeting between Celina and St. Marys in girls' soccer.
The Roughriders won the regular season meeting 1-0, but the Bulldogs were not about to leave Roughrider Field with anything less than a win on Tuesday night.
All-MAC Volleyball
New Bremen senior Paige Jones was the unanimous choice for Midwest Athletic Conference Volleyball Player of the Year in voting by the conference coaches released Tuesday.
All-WBL Volleyball
Celina's Hannah Rasawehr and St. Marys' Madi Howell both were named to the All-Western Buckeye League first team in volleyball.
Celina and St. Marys had three additional members chosen for all-league honors.
All-WBL Soccer
Celina and St. Marys were well represented when the Western Buckeye League handed out honors in boys' and girls' soccer on Tuesday.
St. Marys had
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Top-seeded Coldwater made quick work of Bluffton in the opening match of the Division III volleyball tournament with a 25-8, 25-14, 25-6 sweep of the Pirates on Tuesday night at the Palace.