FORT RECOVERY - It may not be one-of-a-kind, but a first edition of Mark Twain's "Life on the Mississippi," believed to be one of only 1,500 copies printed, definitely falls under the category of unique.

The illustrated book, published in 1883 by James R. Osgood and Company of Boston, is up for grabs at the One-of-a-Kind Auction set for 5 p.m. Sunday at Fort Recovery Elementary/Middle School, 865 Sharpsburg Road. [More]

ST. MARYS - A high school diploma was posthumously awarded during Wednesday's St. Marys school board meeting to St. Marys native Nick D. Doseck, a decorated World War II veteran, who left the school at age 16.

Doseck, who born Feb. 18, 1923, was raised by German immigrant parents and spoke fluent German until he learned to speak English in school. He left school to work on his family farm, and in 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, according to information provided by the school. [More]