Saturday, February 17th, 2018
By Sydney Albert
FORT RECOVERY - Most associate the Olympics with world-class athleticism and remarkable physical feats, but the kids in Cindy Moorman's technology class have been celebrating the two-week competition in a different way.
At the start of her noon class each day this week, Moorman split her fifth-grade students into groups to try their hands at a different Winter Olympic event - ice hockey; curling; freestyle, alpine and downhill skiing; or figure skating. [More]
By Colin Foster
MINSTER - Last year's game between Minster and Fort Recovery was one of the most thrilling of the season.
This year's game, however, lacked the same excitement of last year's quadruple-overtime affair.
Mike Ketner scored 17 points and Jarod Schulze tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a concussion as the Wildcats pulled away from the Indians with an 18-6 run in the third quarter en route to a 55-44 victory on Senior Night in Minster. [More]
Obituaries on February 17th, 2018
Edna Annabelle McCollum, 83, of St. Marys, OH went to be with her Lord and Savior 5:40 a.m. Friday February 16, 2018 at Briarwood Village in Coldwater, OH. [More]
Brendan David Poling, 49, of Mendon, went home to be with his Savior, and son N [More]
Richard Seas, 88, St. Marys, died Friday Feb. 16, 2018, at Otterbein Senior Lif [More]
Local pictures on February 17th, 2018
Subscriber stories on February 17th, 2018
Other charges include aggravated murder, aggravated robbery
CELINA - Francy Majo, 19, of Coldwater, pleaded not guilty on Friday to new charges of aggravated murder, murder, rape and aggravated robbery in connection with the death of Sandra Renner of Coldwater.
MENDON - Ohio Bureau of Worker's Compensation employees will investigate a reported industrial accident that killed a Mendon village employee on Thursday.
CELINA - City officials entered 2018 on solid financial ground with a strong general fund carryover of $3.7 million and ample savings accounts for future police, fire and street capital projects and big-ticket items.
CELINA - A Celina man was sentenced this week to three years of community-control sanctions including up to six months in a treatment center for supplying the drugs that led to a death.
Murlin's buzzer-beater lifts Celina
CELINA - After every game this season, Celina boys basketball coach Jay Imwalle always mentions the fact that his team never quits.
On Friday night, the Bulldogs were rewarded for not quitting.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina's Keaton McMurray and Kenzie Conn punched their tickets to the state swimming championships while several others set themselves up for possible at-large bids after the Division II district meet held at Bowling Green State University on Friday.
ROCKFORD - Last Saturday, Parkway scored more than 100 points against Hardin Northern.
Points were a little harder to come by on Friday night against the fourth-ranked St. Henry Redskins.
Midwest Athletic Conference Roundup
Compiled by Colin Foster and
Gary R. Rasberry
Marion Local clinched a piece of the Midwest Athletic Conference championship with a 64-42 victory over New Knoxville on Friday at Ranger Gymnasium.
Western Buckeye League Roundup
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Defiance pulled away from St. Marys in the fourth quarter to pick up a 54-35 win in Western Buckeye League boys' basketball win at the new Defiance gym.