The holiday shopping season was slightly more profitable locally than in 2007, despite the tanking U.S. economy.

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From cuddly teddy bears to boxer shorts studded with hearts, area merchants have many answers to the question "What can I give my honey?"

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Many legends surround Valentine's Day - a special day set aside to honor St. Valentine. One story claims the Roman priest was imprisoned and later ma

MARIA STEIN - Officials at Marion Local Schools expect to receive less state money under Gov. Ted Strickland's plan titled "Reforming Ohio's Educatio

LIMA - A dominating performance in the second quarter was more than enough to help the Celina boys basketball team pick up a road win over Lima Bath on Friday night.

COLDWATER - One thing is for certain when St. Henry and Coldwater meet in any variant of the Backyard Battle: the contest is never boring.

In Friday's annual boys basketball tilt between the schools, Coldwater came out blazing while St. Henry struggled with its shooting.

FORT RECOVERY - It wasn't a pretty win for the Fort Recovery Indians, but it was a special night for their star.

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MINSTER - The New Knoxville Rangers won a share of its third consecutive Midwest Athletic Conference boys basketball title Friday night as they survived a trip to Minster, coming away with a 48-43 win over the Wildcats in the 130th renewal of their rivalry.

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Parkway snagged the lead away from St. John's in the second quarter and pulled away in the second half to improve to 3-4 in the MAC with a 53-48 win at Panther Gymnasium. The Blue Jays fall out of contention for the conference title at 4-3 and 12-4 overall.

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Shawnee jumped out to a 21-9 lead on St. Marys and never looked back as the Indians stayed a game back of Celina in