St. Marys rallies to defeat New Bremen for 10th win
By Gary R. Rasberry
ST. MARYS - Just when it looked like New Bremen was poised to pull away from St. Marys, the Roughriders clicked into gear.
St. Marys turned a 27-19 deficit with 7 1/2 minutes remaining in the third quarter into a 39-36 lead going to the fourth quarter. The Roughriders then held the Cardinals to a single field goal in the final eight minutes to pick up the 49-38 victory in the battle of Auglaize County neighbors at Grand Lake Health System Court. [More]
WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County in December saw its third highest month of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began nearly two years ago, Auglaize County Health Department Nursing Director Jessica Wuebker said Tuesday.
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday passed the 2022 budget that appropriates $76.31 million for all accounts, including $15.82 million for the general fund that finances day-to-day county operations.
CELINA - A new five-year, 0.55-mill county health district operating levy will move on to the Mercer County Board of Elections for certification on the May 3 primary election ballot.
CELINA - School board members on Monday night awarded superintendent Ken Schmiesing a one-year contract extension and accepted the resignation due to retirement of athletic director Jeff Fortkamp.
MINSTER - Two veterans pitched an idea to add black granite blocks containing etched images and names of four local soldiers to a veteran's memorial in the village.
Coldwater weathered a back-and-forth game and held on for a 65-55 upset win over Crestview, which ranked 11th in Division IV in Tuesday's poll, in a girls basketball game at the Palace on Tuesday.
ST. HENRY - For the second straight year, St. Henry's ace pitcher is committing to Indiana Tech.
Nolan Schmitz, who set the Redskins' single-game strikeout record in a stellar junior year behind Ryan Uhlenhake, signed a letter of intent on Tuesday to join Uhlenhake on the Warriors.
