Nicholas Schwieterman appeared in Mercer County Common Pleas Court this morning and was found guilty of six charges stemming from a March 15 crash that claimed the lives of four area teenagers.
The 23-year-old Chickasaw man entered no contest plea [More]
MINSTER - Minster Local Schools board of education met briefly Wednesday night with just one item on the agenda - approval of a two-year contract with the Minster Teachers Association.
Teachers, who worked more than 95 days without a contract, will receive a 3 percent salary increase the first year retroactive to the June 30 expiration of the previous pact. There will be a 2.85 percent raise the second year. [More]
Officials are hoping new technology and public input will help them identify a murdered woman whose nude and decomposed body was found in a cornfield 38 years ago near Arcanum.
The Darke County Sheriff's Office today released an image of the victim from a clay mold facial reconstruction performed on the skull of "Jane Doe," who likely was strangled or asphyxiated nearly four decades ago, a coroner's report states. [More]
MINSTER - Much like track and cross country, Minster High School is building a strong tradition in golf.
The boys golf team, after a one-year absence, makes it back to the Division III state tournament this week at The Players Club at Foxfire Golf Club in Lockbourne. [More]
Anthony E. Ball, 56, 725 Hillcrest Drive, St. Marys, died Oct. 7, 2008, at his residence. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. [More]
MARIA STEIN - Voters in the Marion Local school district will decide the fate of a 2.2-mill operating levy officials say is needed to maintain current services.
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ST. MARYS - Call it the Ruedebusch/Menchhofer plan or call it "iRead, SMCS Rocks the Books." Either way its focus is to get struggling readers motivated and on track.
St. Marys senior Trevor Kill will be heading to Arizona next week to take part in the Arizona Senior Fall Classic, a top baseball tournament and scouting combine featuring top players from around the nation.
The Celina girls tennis tandem of Kinzie Gardner and Sara Dorsten are one win away from advancing to the Division I state tennis tournament next week after winning their first two matches in district play at Sandusky High School on Wednesday.
After starting the season with six consecutive losses, the Celina football team has a good chance to make it two wins in a row.
Lima Bath will be the opponent on Friday for Celina as the Bulldogs will be celebrating senior night in the final home game of the season for the Bulldogs.
MINSTER - Linus "Linie" Hausfeld, former owner of Hausfeld Motor Sales, remembers when the first autumn frost brought people flocking to the business to make sure their vehicles were ready for the onslaught of cold weather.
