CHICKASAW - Village councilors at this week's regular meeting voted to impose a one-year moratorium on the sale of cannabis products in the village.

CELINA - Although Punxsutawney Phil has long been the top prognosticator of spring, there's another furry creature that's a less celebrated harbinger of warmer days ahead.

MINSTER - Student enrollment has steadily trended upward at Minster Local Schools, reinforcing the need for a building project in the future.

Superintendent Josh Meyer at this week's school board meeting noted kindergarten enrollment has grown over the last five years.

NEW BREMEN - Just like almost every other sector of the economy, agriculture is facing difficulties securing a workforce due to competition and an array of other factors.

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Health members dealt with a variety of environmental requests at this week's regular meeting.

Board members heard

ROCKFORD - A year ago, the Parkway girls basketball team won its first Midwest Athletic Conference championship on St. Henry's home floor.

Thursday night, the Redskins returned the favor. [More]

NEW BREMEN - Following an unsettling loss at Kalida on Tuesday night, the Minster Wildcats were eager to wash that taste away and figured there to be no better way to do so than closing the regular season against their rivals from the north, New Bremen.

By GARY R. RASBERRY and TOM HAINES
sports@dailystandard.com

More teams will get a chance to win state championships starting next school year.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association voted to expand the divisions in several sports starting with the 2024-25 school year. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater led a Midwest Athletic Conference sweep of the top four spots that will advance to next week's district boys bowling tournament at the Division II sectional at Community Lanes in Minster.

ST. MARYS - St. Marys had its shot to upset 15-6 Bath Thursday night.

Unfortunately, the Roughriders couldn't get many shots to fall.

With a chan