WAPAKONETA - A 39-year-old man charged with taking a vehicle and leading police on a 28-minute pursuit through western Auglaize County and eastern Mercer County in April, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
CELINA - The effects of steroid use have been blamed for the 2017 actions of a 36-year-old Celina man who held a Delphos woman against her will and threatened her with a firearm at his home.
WAPAKONETA - A driver who was found dead on Tuesday after his truck had rolled into a pond on Wapakoneta-Fisher Road has been identified as Michael S. Crawford, 35, of Wapakoneta.
YELLOW SPRINGS - From a distance, Marilyn Stall's artworks of flowers, guitars and other objects adorning a wall in the Yellow Springs Brewery taproom appear to be beautiful paintings.
VAN WERT - Country music stars Trace Adkins and Travis Tritt, a live presentation of "The Sound of Music" and Christian music star Amy Grant will be among the highlights of the coming season at the Niswonger Center for the Arts. The lineup was announced earlier this week.
Parkway makes most of four hits in win over Coldwater
ROCKFORD - Clutch two-out hitting by Parkway batters backed pitcher Breyden Bruns' six innings of five-hit baseball as the Panthers defeated Coldwater 5-2 in Mercer County ACME baseball action at Don Black Field.
Reece Eifert's single in the bottom of the seventh allowed Marion Local to rally to beat Celina 5-4 in Mercer County ACME play at the Airport in Maria Stein.