Voters to decide continuing income tax levy in May
By Margie Wuebker
NEW BREMEN - Voters in the New Bremen Local School District will see a continuing income tax levy on the May ballot but likely won't see another attempt at a combined bond issue/ maintenance levy for a school construction project anytime soon.
Superintendent Howard Overman told board of education members Wednesday night that officials earlier had warned that an income tax renewal levy would soon expire on the heels of the bond/levy campaign that ended in defeat Tuesday. [More]
COLUMBUS - The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday was asked to rule whether jurors in 2011 had the right to convict former St. Marys optometrist Douglas Wine of a lesser crime than his indictment charge of rape.
The high court justices aren't expected to hand down a judgment in the case for several weeks. The issue could set precedent for other cases statewide. [More]
NEW BREMEN - School officials will re-examine the district's dual enrollment policy in the wake of recent legislation requiring schools to pick up all costs.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Most serious rock fans are partial to a specific era or phase of an artist's career, whether it's the glam-rock decadence of Lou Reed's early solo years or the late '70s electronic experimentation of Bowie's Berlin Trilogy.
Division V State Football Playoff Preview: Coldwater at Eastwood
Coldwater's football team will start the 2013 postseason on the road as the Cavaliers travel to Pemberville to face an 8-2 Eastwood Eagles team that finished the season with a five-game winning streak after starting the campaign with a 3-2 record.
Robb Hemmelgarn spoke to a group of former local volleyball head coaches to get their insight into how volleyball has evolved through the years. Today's story is the third of a four-part series.
Coldwater's Brody Hoying and Marion Local's Jacob Kunkler took the top honors as the Midwest Athletic Conference released its All-Conference football selections on Wednesday evening.
The Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA (AMFY) Waves swim team opened its season last weekend in hosting the Great White North Invitational at the Family Y North Branch. No team scores were reported.
