A federal court ruling on Tuesday could give the green light to some of the 102 local sex offenders who previously were ordered not to live near schools.

NEW BREMEN - Matt Smith and Cathy Barr do not consider themselves heroes even though they have engraved heroism plaques from New Bremen Mayor Jeff Pape.

NEW BREMEN - The dream of building a lock tender's house with a canal museum on the west bank of the Miami and Erie Canal will become reality thanks to an Ohio Department of Transportation enhancement grant. [More]

COLDWATER - The hum of heavy equipment is a daily sound these days on the west end of the village as construction is underway for the new Briarwood Village.

By NANCY ALLEN
and William KINCAID
newsdept@dailystandard.com

Three Celina restaurants that have closed in recent months may all be reopened as eateries, although many details are not yet known.

Mercer County Commissioners this week delayed signing a loan document, even though county Community Development Director Larry Stelzer said the paperwork is routine.

Officials from Mercer County are still trying to reach an agreement with a Minnesota manufacturing company looking to possibly expand in the former AGCO building in Coldwater, now owned by Bruns Development.

The struggling Celina offense will likely get a boost on Friday night when the Bulldogs welcome archrival St. Marys in the home opener for the Green and White. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

If you thought that the St. Henry and Marion Local matchup meant a lot in the past, and you would be right, this year's edition has even more riding on it.

Last Game: The Panthers go 2-0 for the first time since 2000 thanks to a short burst of scoring that resulted in 27 points scored in spite of having

Last Game: The Rockets got the points when needed to hold off a New Bremen surge to go 2-0 for the first time since 2005. ... Versailles put together a running exhibition to rally from 14 points down to beat Minster 26-20.

Last Game: The Wildcats led 20-6 with eight minutes left in the third quarter, only to give up 20 unanswered points falling 26-20 to Versailles at Memorial Field. ... Fort Recovery gave up three touchdowns in less than five minutes against Parkway, suffering a 33-13 loss to the Panthers.

Last Game: Coldwater saw a six-year home winning streak snapped as Marion Local got its first win over the Cavaliers since 2000 with a 35-14 decision. ... New Bremen had two missed PATs in the fourth quarter, which proved costly as Anna defeated the Cardinals 27-26 in Anna.