CELINA - Tensions ran high at Monday night's Celina City Council meeting as a barrage of criticism was again lobbed at city administrators over their handling of the police and fire departments.
ST. MARYS - City council members on Monday approved an ordinance adjusting the salaries of elected officials.
The ordinance will affect the salary
NEW BREMEN - A former neighboring town whose entire population was wiped out by cholera in the mid-19th century will be acknowledged with a marker near the village water plant.
COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday approved under suspension of rules an ordinance prohibiting adult use cannabis operators and medical marijuana cultivators, processors, and retail dispensaries within the corporation limits of the village.
FORT RECOVERY - A poultry farm authorized to house up to 120,600 hens is seeking a five-year permit to operate renewal from the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Under Reed, Otten, Coldwater football is a perennial power
After stringing together 29 consecutive winning seasons, including a state-record 27 consecutive trips to the playoffs, some things are just expected
CELINA - Slowly, but surely, the Celina swimming and diving program has built itself back up to a strong team. After struggling with numbers the last several years, the Bulldogs have enough to fill relays and add some depth this season.
COLDWATER - With one state qualifier and several district qualifiers back this season, the Coldwater swimming team will look to have a strong showing as they prepare for postseason success.
FORT RECOVERY - Last year, the Fort Recovery girls took second at the Cavalier Invite and sent an individual and a relay team to the state championships.
MARIA STEIN - The Marion Local girls swimming team needs to replace Kylie Niekamp, who made history with a state tournament berth last year and reset all the Flyers' school records, along with five other seniors.
MINSTER - The Minster boys swimming team adds two freshmen, giving them a large enough group to compete in relays this season.
Collin Cedarleaf and Eli Stammen join junior Adam Kuether and sophomores DJ Bensman and Eli Huwer.
NEW BREMEN - Paced by returning All-Ohioan Andy Jiang, New Bremen looks to make an impact on the state meet again last season.
In addition to Jian
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry swimming team returns three varsity letterwinners, with four swimmers back after earning JV letters and six newcomers joining the team.
ST. MARYS - Minster grad Nikki Mele takes over as head coach of the St. Marys swimming program, which returns all of its key athletes.
Mele, who swam at Bowling Green, also brings in first-year assistant Emma Guggenbiller, a Celina grad, and is joined by veteran dive coach Toby Hertenstein.
CELINA - After finishing either second or third the past four seasons, the Celina boys wrestling team will look to break through an win the program's first Western Buckeye League title since 2008.
COLDWATER - A veteran wrestling group returns to Coldwater's mats looking to build on last season when the Cavaliers had nine wrestlers reach districts and the now-graduated Will Fox went to state with a district title at 215 pounds.
ROCKFORD - With seven letterwinners returning this season, three having qualified for district, the Parkway wrestling team is looking for a continued upswing this season.
ST. MARYS - St. Marys will look to continue its recent dominance in the Western Buckeye League wrestling standings. Last season, the Roughriders became the first team since Wapakoneta (2016-19) to win four consecutive league championships.
CELINA - The Celina girls bowling team returns four starters with a host of underclassmen vying for the remaining spots.
Senior Chablis Krick high
COLDWATER - Coldwater has a crowded boys bowling roster this year.
Seven seniors and three juniors are jockeying for eight spots on the roster and
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery boys bring back five seniors as they look to improve on a .500 season.
Junior Riley Grieshop and sophomore Gabe
MARIA STEIN - The Marion boys bowling team brings back eight letterwinners as it looks to improve from a winless campaign.
Junior Alex Schulze led
MINSTER - After making its first trip to districts - and then to state - last year, the Minster boys bowling team has to replace three starters.
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NEW BREMEN - Coming off its first trip to state tournament, the New Bremen girls bowling team returns six letterwinners, but has to replace two four-year starters.
ROCKFORD - The Parkway girls bowling team returns four letterwinners, but has to work in several newcomers as it tries to follow up an 11-6 season.
ST. HENRY - The St. Henry bowling team brings back four seniors, three of whom earned All-Midwest Athletic Conference recognition last season.
Ryan Wehrley, Jacob Lefeld, Haden Woods and Caleb Wendel make up the backbone of the Redskins this year.
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys girls bowling team returns four seniors for their fourth year starting, looking to build on back-to-back trips to state.
