Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
By Erin Gardner
  ROCKFORD - Village councilors on Tuesday approved a contract to appoint police chief Paul May as the first school resource officer (SRO) of Parkway Local Schools.
Council president Ron Searight said several councilors met with Parkway school board members in May to discuss the contract. Village solicitor Ross Finke assisted officials in hammering out a deal. [More]
St. Henry makes first trip to state since 2003 title
By Gary R. Rasberry
For the first decade of the 21st century, it didn't seem like a St. Henry baseball team without a Gast behind the plate.
Bill Gast was the backstop when the Redskins won state in 2000 after being a first baseman/designated hitter during the 1999 title run, and brother Adam was the catcher when St. Henry won its third title in 2003. [More]
Obituaries on June 7th, 2023
Ruby Henrietta (Hoening) Monnier, age 93, of Houston, passed away of natural ca [More]
Luke J. "Butch" Griesdorn, age 97, of St. Rose, Ohio, died Monday, June 5, 2023, at The Gardens at St. Henry. [More]
Local pictures on June 7th, 2023
Subscriber stories on June 7th, 2023
CELINA - Tri Star construction program's 1,900-square-foot ranch house at 1110 Fleck Ave., Celina, brought in $369,000, the reserve price, at public auction last week.
MINSTER - Village councilors on Tuesday night approved legislation setting in motion the reconstruction of a section of Sixth Street at an estimated cost of $600,000.
ST. MARYS - An E. coli bacteria contamination advisory has been issued for the main west beach at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park.
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RECOVERY TOWNSHIP - Park Road between Ohio Indiana State Line and State Route 49 in Recovery Township will be closed on June 7 for a bridge replacement and roadway approach reconstruction.
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Compiled By Tom Haines
Grand Lake plated three runs in the top of the ninth to come back and win the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League opener over Southern Ohio 4-2 on Tuesday night at Bob Wren Field on the campus of Ohio University.
The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association will formally induct its 2023 class of the Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday night at the Easton Hilton in Columbus starting at 6 p.m. with the induction taking place around 8 p.m.