CELINA - Comic book fans of all ages were posing with their favorite heroes or eagerly browsing for merchandise on Saturday during the Grand Lake Fan Expo, the first comic convention to be hosted in Celina.

CELINA - More than 800 residences and several businesses were affected by a power outage early Sunday morning after a car struck a pole on Celina-Mendon Road.

CELINA - The monarch butterfly is an endangered species, and Norma "Skeet" Wolters wants to raise awareness so the species can be saved.

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COLDWATER - St. Henry and Coldwater are two teams with championship aspirations this year.

They had to settle playing for the consolation prize at the 10th annual Totally Promotional Spikeoff on Saturday at the Palace. [More]

MARIA STEIN - Marion Local opened the season in strong fashion, while Celina showed its youth and inexperience.

The Flyers dominated all three sets in sweeping the Bulldogs 25-13, 25-9, 25-16 on Saturday afternoon at the Hangar.

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Several area cross country teams traveled to National Trail Raceway to compete in the OHSAA Preseason Invitational. Twelve races, 10 run at 5,000-meters (3.1 miles) and two at 2 1/2 miles) were run during the day.