ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday moved to purchase 25.5 acres of land east of the current high school and middle school building for $459,990, with hopes the land could be used for potential future expansion.

They also approved a new contract with the teachers union and extended multiyear contracts to top administrators. [More]

MINSTER - Not only did Daniel Patch shut down Minster from the pitching mound, he did damage with his bat.

The Fort Recovery junior-to-be doubled twice and drove in three of the Indians runs and pitched three innings of no-hit baseball in an 8-2 victory over the Wildcats in Minster in Wednesday night ACME action. [More]

It will likely be years before Monday's U.S. Supreme Court decision has ramifications for sports in Mercer County, if it ever does. But as change looms in college sports, coaches and athletes at all levels are taking notice.

The decision, which ruled that an NCAA restriction on "education-related benefits" such as laptops and study abroad trips given to college athletes violated antitrust laws, is widely seen as the first step toward paying college athletes. [More]

CELINA - The iconic Celina High School Fieldhouse is undergoing a nearly $100,000 facelift ahead of an eventual $126.8 million school building project.

Contractors will replace lights, revamp the floor and put a new coat of paint on the ceiling of the building, superintendent Ken Schmiesing said this week. [More]

CELINA - The state will not release its share of $51 million for the Celina City Schools school project in July as some officials had hoped but school board president Craig Flack assured residents the money would eventually make its way to the district, saying it will be well worth the wait. [More]

WAYNE TOWNSHIP - A child reportedly drowned on his third birthday Friday evening, according to a news release from the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office.

At approximately 12:06 p.m. Friday, Wayne Township emergency medical services were dispatched to a residence in eastern Wayne Township. The call reportedly was for an unresponsive child who was found floating in a pond. The caller reported CPR was being performed. [More]

ST. MARYS - The way St. Henry and St. Marys were playing, it seemed like the only way the game would end was if the curfew at K.C. Geiger Park came into play.

St. Marys tied the game at 1-1 in the sixth and both teams scored in the eighth before Easton Craft's 11th-inning single scored Jack Boos to give the Roughriders a 3-2 win over the Redskins for the team's first win of the summer. [More]

FORT RECOVERY - An EF2 tornado packing wind speeds up to 115 mph was confirmed near Fort Recovery on Friday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

No injuries were reported but the tornado, considered strong on the six [More]