CELINA - More than 90 high school and college students learned about the importance of agriculture education at Wright State University-Lake Campus' Emerging Agriculture Conference on Monday evening.

CELINA - A group of lake supporters no longer plans to hold a family boating event on city property in part because city officials refused to waive rental fees for shelter houses, according to mayor Jeff Hazel.

FORT RECOVERY - Applause rang out from the Fort Recovery High School community room on Monday evening as school board members unanimously approved to hire high school principal Tony Stahl as district superintendent. [More]

COLDWATER - Village councilors on Monday gave second reading of a utility ordinance increasing the cost of water services in the village.

The ordinance fixes the rates and fees to be charged for water, wastewater, cistern water treatment and storm utility services.

CELINA - A Berne, Indiana, couple was arrested on Monday morning after Celina police officers reportedly found a substantial amount of suspected heroin in their hotel room at America's Best Value Inn.

CELINA - It might have been the opening game of the baseball season for Celina, but Brady Steinbrunner was in midseason form.

The Bulldog sophomor

ST. MARYS - There was an abundance of offense early, and not a lot late.

Parkway and St. Marys combined for 13 runs over the first three innings of

ST. HENRY - Celina's bats warmed up after a few innings, and St. Henry's defense did the Bulldogs a few favors along the way.

Celina took the lead in the fourth and added on from there on the way to a 10-6 win in the softball season opener at the Wally Post Athletic Complex on Monday. [More]

Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry

Marion Local used a three-run fifth inning to break a 3-3 tie to open the season with a 7-4 win over Allen East in a game moved from Harrod to the Airport in Maria Stein on Monday.