CELINA - City officials, at the behest of Celina Tent's owners, are requesting a nominal speed reduction to improve safety along a stretch of State Route 29 seeing escalating traffic due to the company's expanded operations.
CHICKASAW - Village council members on Wednesday voiced support for a proposed truck-washing operation to be constructed in Maria Stein after having learned the facility would not harm Chickasaw's wastewater treatment system.
Voters will decide a number of issues on May 8 ballot
Myriad candidates and issues will appear on the May 8 primary election ballot after local boards of elections this week approved all petitions submitted by Feb. 7.
Red Cross assisting family, official says
CELINA - A Celina woman was able to escape unharmed after realizing a bedroom in her house was on fire.
Celina Fire Chief Doug Wolters said in a news release that the department had received a call at 3:09 p.m. of the fire at 114 Bayview Drive, just east of Celina off State Route 703.
Man surrenders after firing gun inside Rockford home
ROCKFORD - A brief standoff on Jordan Road ended with the subject surrendering peacefully after authorities managed to calm him.
Christopher Williams, 31, has been charged with inducing panic after discharging a firearm in his parents' home at 11995 Jordan Road.
MARIA STEIN - A local farm that raises young hens has asked the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate.
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New Bremen's Vivian Niekamp made history on Wednesday and the Celina boys' diving program will represent their team at state following a year's absence after the Division II district diving meet held at Oak Harbor High School.
After captivating win over Tigers, Flyers look to clinch MAC crown
Marion Local players and students celebrated like they had just won the Midwest Athletic Conference following Monday night's 52-47 victory over Versailles.
Razz-Eye View
When you've covered area high school sports as I have over the past 24-plus years (18 years full-time), the weekly schedule becomes routine.
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Curtain Call
Last weekend in St. Henry, the Redskins' 1990 and 1991 boys' basketball teams were honored for their upcoming induction into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame.
LIA fundraiser slated at Romer's
CELINA - Don't let the name fool you.
The Bishops - boasting a decades-spanning repertoire of songs by the likes of Frank Sinatra, the Isley Brothers, Aerosmith, Prince, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift - aim to throw a decidedly secular party to help revelers dance away their cabin fever.
