Residents should not be concerned with machine gun fire at Windy Point
By Nancy Allen
Resident's shouldn't be concerned when they hear machine gun fire on Grand Lake on Oct. 3 and 4.
It will be members of a U.S. Navy Reserve unit from Columbus conducting training at Windy Point, said Brian Miller, assistant manager of Grand Lake St. Marys State Park. Ohio Division of Watercraft boats and personnel also will participate in the exercise. [More]
Hoying, Jeff Uhlenhake among former Buckeyes honored this past weekend
By Robb Hemmelgarn
COLUMBUS - Few Halls of Fame in college sports carry the same clout as the Ohio State Varsity "O" Association Hall of Fame, which this weekend in Columbus, held its induction ceremony.
Among the 12 former Buckeye greats enshrined were a pair of former Ohio State football players with local ties - Bob Hoying and Jeff Uhlenhake. [More]
Brian Miller, assistant manager of Grand Lake St. Marys State Park and a lifelong resident of the lake, received the Guardian of the Lake award during Saturday's meeting of the nonprofit Lake Improvement Association (LIA).
A Fort Recovery man was sentenced to community control sanctions Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to possessing drugs, having weapons under disability and committing an offense related to a motor vehicle title.
A New Bremen motorcyclist is listed in serious condition at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton following a Sunday evening accident in the 8000 block of Brockman Road, northeast of Chickasaw.
After a tough loss to Western Buckeye League rival St. Marys on Tuesday, the Celina girls soccer team looked to get back on track and refocus on the rest of the season.
ROSSBURG - Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga., chased down early leader Jimmy Owens to win the 38th annual World 100 at Eldora Speedway on Saturday night, collecting the $41,000 prize from track owner Tony Stewart in an emotional victory lane that left the victor struggling for words.
COLUMBUS - As the fourth quarter opened at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Buckeye fans from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River were collectively and uncharacteristically silent.
