FORT RECOVERY - School board members on Monday accepted a $80,980.85 donation for weightlifting equipment that has been added the student activity center.

CELINA - Various community stakeholders agree Celina and the surrounding area are in desperate need of new housing, a problem that if left unaddressed will hinder economic growth. [More]

MINSTER - Minster school district's will receive an additional $295,400 in state funding this fiscal year as a result of the new school state funding formula, school board members learned during their Monday night meeting.

FORT RECOVERY - Village officials want to include a stoplight at the intersection of State Routes 119 and 49 in the proposed Butler Street reconstruction project, but may have to wrestle with the Ohio Department of Transportation before that happens.

AYERSVILLE - If Monday's Division II girls basketball sectional final could be summed up with a boxing analogy, Toledo Central Catholic tried to get the early knockout, but Celina forced the Fighting Irish to go the distance.

MIDDLE POINT - Coldwater hung tough for 2 1/2 quarters, but then Ottawa-Glandorf's defense shut the door.

The Cavaliers scored just seven points in

After falling just short the previous two years, New Bremen swimmer Annie Jiang is heading to the state tournament. And her younger brother is coming along. [More]

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St. Marys broke an 8-8 first quarter tie and held on to defeat Bryan 39-29 in the Division II girls basketball sectional final on Monday night at Patrick Henry High School.

Versailles' Connor Stonebraker took top honors as Player of the Year as the Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball coaches announced its all-league list on Monday evening.

Ottawa-Glandorf swept the top honors for players as Erin Kaufman and Colin White were named the girls and boys basketball Players of the Year, respectively, by the Western Buckeye League on Monday.