COLUMBUS - Ohio Department of Job and Family Services director Matt Damschroder said Friday that additional anti-fraud measures are coming in May to help protect Ohioans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

ST. MARYS - It is hard to find the positives in the midst of a slump. For St. Marys' coach Adam Graves, Friday night's 2-0 win over Van Wert in West

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New Bremen hosted a strong field of athletes at its annual Cardinal Track and Field Invitational on Friday afternoon and evening at Cardinals Stadium.

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Fort Recovery rallied from a 6-1 deficit to defeat Parkway 12-6 in the completion of the teams' suspended MAC baseball game at Don Black Field.

NEW WESTON - Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, a biotech entrepreneur known nationally for founding multiple billion-dollar companies, said he isn't running for Ohio governor for fame or fortune - he's running to revive conviction in the American dream and literally transform Ohio.

NEW BREMEN - A manure release is responsible for hundreds of dead fish in the Miami-Erie Canal in New Bremen, state and local officials confirmed Thursday.

PORTLAND, Ind. - No serious injuries were sustained this week when a Portland, Indiana, man allegedly tried to grab a firearm from a Jay County Sheriff's Office detective, then subsequently engaged in a struggle for control of the weapon with the detective and Sheriff Ray Newton.

ST. MARYS - Authorities in St. Marys are investigating the suspicious death of a 57-year-old man discovered in his Cleveland Avenue home on Sunday, a news release from Police Chief Lucas Turpin states.

Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced Thursday that crews are set to begin roadside herbicide applications in the county May 4.

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MARIA STEIN - On a day when Marion Local honored its senior class, it was only fitting that freshman Colleen Dirksen delivered in extras to give the Flyers a 3-2 Midwest Athletic Conference win over Coldwater Thursday night.

NEW BREMEN - Squandered scoring opportunities early came back to haunt New Bremen Thursday evening.

The Cardinals stranded five base runners in the first two innings and had the potential tying run thrown out at the plate in the third in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Delphos St. John's Blue Jays.

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Versailles used a four-run third inning to take the lead, then scored 10 runs in its final two times at the plate to run-rule Fort Recovery 14-3 in six innings at the LeFevre Family Baseball/Softball Complex in Fort Recovery.

CELINA - Decades after her death, a simple fudge recipe continues to keep a mother's memory alive - one batch at a time.

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CELINA - The China Wok Buffett at 1401 State Route 703 is expected to be razed in the coming weeks to make way for a new Wawa convenience store/gas station.

CELINA - Fenson Contracting LLC of Fort Jennings has made substantial progress in executing the nearly half-million-dollar second phase of a major drainage project at Lakefield Airport, according to Mercer County Commissioner Dave Buschur.

MINSTER - After months of discussion and a public forum, Minster Local Schools Board of Education members Wednesday approved the implementation of an armed response team at the district.

CELINA - A 24-year-old Fort Recovery man was sentenced to just under four years in prison this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court for several bulk drug possession charges.

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ROCKFORD - Elida got through the first 20 outs, held an 11-8 lead over Parkway and got two strikes past Emmery Temple at the dish in the bottom of the seventh.

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CELINA - Bluffton University proved to be the perfect fit for Eli Spring.

The Celina senior will attend the college starting this fall and run cross country for the NCAA Division III Beavers.

CELINA - Eager to stimulate flow in stagnant waters that run through a wetland conservation area, the Grand Lake St. Marys Lake Facilities Authority on Tuesday morning authorized the purchase of a solar lift station.

CELINA - A 26-year-old Greenville man sentenced to over four years in prison for vehicular homicide related to a fatal collision with a horse-drawn buggy was granted judicial release this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after just over a year in prison.

CELINA - The state's request for a bench warrant for a 48-year-old Arkansas man facing menacing, harassment and attorney intimidation charges was denied this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

MENDON - Several residents aired grievances about unkept residences, junk vehicles and excess trash at the Mendon Village Council's regular meeting Tuesday, all recurring complaints for years.

CELINA - A 21-year-old Celina man was sentenced to jail time this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after admitting to punching a teenage girl in the throat and causing her visible injury last month.

The reward for information in the 1997 double homicide of a Greenville couple was increased to more than $40,000 this week, thanks to a collection of local donors.

MARIA STEIN - Some nights are about winning, others are about not losing. Tuesday night was the latter for St. Henry in its 5-0 win at Marion Local.

CELINA - After being solid coming out of the bullpen the first part of the season, Wes Greber made the most out of his first start of the season for Celina.

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Celina plated 19 runs over the first three innings and remained unbeaten in Western Buckeye League softball action with a 21-1 win over Kenton in five innings in Hardin County.