Less kids, smaller budgets.

An average 11 percent plunge in area school enrollment over 15 years has resulted in fewer state dollars, reductions in staff and less opportunities for students, officials say.

CELINA - Shoppers were evacuated from Walmart Supercenter for about an hour Friday afternoon after a suspicious package was found in the parking lot.

MONTEZUMA - In just 2.5 minutes, the Montezuma Fire Department's rescue boat, Muskrat 1, can be lowered from the new boathouse on Windy Point into Grand Lake, enabling firefighters to cut their response time by 15 minutes. [More]

ROCKFORD - Local police continue to investigate a break-in that occurred early Friday morning in the 500 block of South Franklin Street.

Police Chief Paul May said a son of the property owner alerted authorities shortly before 6 a.m.

Grand Lake has had little activity the past four summers thanks to the toxic blue-green algae choking it. Pontoons and jet skis that once dominated its shores have been replaced by alum-carrying barges and sludge-sucking dredges.

COLDWATER - The Coldwater Cavaliers did what they needed to do in order to wrap up at least a share of the Midwest Athletic Conference title on Friday night with a 27-0 whitewash of the Marion Local Flyers.

ST. HENRY - A solid combination of offense and defense helped St. Henry snap a two-game losing streak with a 34-8 victory over Parkway on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.

KENTON - A trio of offensive miscues in the red zone during the first half came back to haunt Celina's football team as Kenton edged the Bulldogs 46-42 on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action from Robinson Field.

MINSTER - The Minster football team took advantage of every first-half opportunity to jump out to a 28-0 halftime lead over Fort Recovery. But when t [More]

NEW BREMEN - The Anna Rockets used a steady dose of running back Christian Williams and some timely plays on defense and special teams to defeat the New Bremen 21-13 on Friday night in Midwest Athletic Conference action at New Bremen High School. [More]

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Ottawa-Glandorf put up 21 points in each of the first two quarters en route to a 62-0 blowout win over St. Marys on Friday night in Western Buckeye League action at Baughman Stadium.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Versailles scored with 2:20 left in the game to pull within two points, but the Tigers missed the two-point conversion and St. John's held on for a 20-18 Midwest Athletic Conference win on Friday in Stadium Park in Delphos.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater's junior Kelsey Koesters started the Division II girls state golf tournament in solid fashion on Friday, staying close to the top 10 after the first day of action at the Ohio State University Gray Course in Columbus.