CELINA - The city's network of parks continues to take new shape with playground equipment, athletic courts, shelter houses and other amenities, bolstering Celina's status as a destination location, according to mayor Jeff Hazel.

ST. MARYS - To those who know him, Brandon Mullins is a hardworking father who hustles for his music career full-time while studying audio production at the Los Angeles Film School. [More]

ST. MARYS - Firefighters on Thursday morning quickly doused a blaze at a two-story home at 1302 Neil Ave., St. Marys.

No one was injured in the fire but two cats died, according to St. Marys Fire Chief Doug Ayers.

MINSTER- The Minster Police Department is searching for a missing juvenile with a history of running away.

Jeremiah Edward Ray Todd, 16, Minster, has now been missing for a week from his home in Minster. One of his parents discovered him missing on Feb. 11.

MARIA STEIN - After Friday's game, Marion Local boys basketball coach Kurt Goettemoeller joked that last Friday's loss at Versailles did have at least one positive. [More]

CELINA - Celina battled St. Marys until the end Friday night.

But that didn't make up for what happened at the beginning.

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Area swimmers punched their tickets to the Division II state swimming championships next week after district competition on Friday at Bowling Green State University.

FORT RECOVERY - From the jump, New Bremen was playing lights-out.

The Cardinals disrupted Fort Recovery's offense and gobbled up rebounds on both ends on the way to a 57-44 boys basketball win in the Midwest Athletic Conference finale at Fort Site Fieldhouse on Friday.

NEW KNOXVILLE - A dominant third quarter propelled Parkway to a 68-29 victory over New Knoxville Friday in the Midwest Athletic Conference finale at the Barn.

The District 8 Basketball Coaches Association announced its postseason honors on Friday.

Midwest Athletic Conference girls basketball Player of the