Tuesday, April 21st, 2020
By Colin Foster
Luke Knapke has accomplished a lot in his basketball career.
The recent one might have topped them all.
On Monday, the former Marion Local and Toledo basketball player struck a one-year deal with professional team Limburg United, which competes in the top Belgium league. [More]
Area fields light up to honor class of 2020
By Gary R. Rasberry
On a day when the 2020 spring sports season was officially canceled, schools all over Ohio paid tribute to high school seniors.
The lights at area football, baseball, softball, track and soccer stadiums were turned on Monday night to honor those seniors who lost the final portion of their school year due to the state shutting down buildings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [More]
Obituaries on April 21st, 2020
Fr. Frank M. Oppenheim, S.J., was granted eternal peace on April 3, 2020, at Colombiere Center in Clarkston, Michigan. [More]
Rose-Marie "Rody" Oppenheim Dilenschneider, 86, passed away peacefully, surrounded by all her family, on January 17, 2020. [More]
Patricia Ann Dicke Now, 74, widow of Dale Eugene Now, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. [More]
Rebecca A. "Becky" Rammel, age 67, of Fort Recovery, passed away April 20, 2020 at her home. [More]
Thomas George Stucke, 81, Greenville, died on April 19, 2020, at Versailles Health and Rehab, Versailles. [More]
Local pictures on April 21st, 2020
Subscriber stories on April 21st, 2020
CELINA - School board members on Monday night moved to relax graduation requirements for the class of 2020 after Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday closed schools for the rest of the year.
MINSTER - School district treasurer Laura Klosterman recommended officials start looking for ways to tighten the district's belt in preparation for the coronavirus pandemic's effects on district funding.
CELINA - Milcon Concrete of Troy on Monday kicked off the much-anticipated $1.67 million West Market Street reconstruction project.
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Commencement won't be possible in a normal venue
FORT RECOVERY - Disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic have school district officials searching for a way to honor this year's graduates.
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WAPAKONETA - A 59-year-old man is the most recent person to test positive for COVID-19 in Auglaize County, raising the county's number of confirmed cases to 23.
FORT RECOVERY - Village council members declared their intent to place a 2.5-mill general expense renewal levy on the Nov. 2 general election ballot after suspending the rules and declaring an emergency during Monday's meeting.
Spring Spotlight
MINSTER - Minster ace Austin Brown got stronger and was ready to have the ball in his hand again this spring.
"I put myself in the weight room to get my body strength higher so I'd be able to throw harder coming out, and I was doing that in practices before this whole thing hit," he said.