The brutally cold, snow-laden winter inflicted serious damage on plants, shrubs and trees, according to some area nursery and greenhouse employees.

Several floras and trees are struggling to flourish - and likely won't regain normal growth for years, they said. However proper care may spur them out of their climate-induced daze. [More]

CELINA - With a league title already in hand, Michaela Wenning got ready to compete, although she needed some extra help thanks to the cast on her foot.  

Wenning, who won four WBL events and was the Division II state champion in the high jump in 2013, had missed the entire season with a stress fracture. [More]

COLDWATER - Any matchup between backyard rivals St. Henry and Coldwater will feature common characteristics: they'll be close, they will have an overflowing crowd, they will be unpredictable, and more often than not, those confrontations will also involve a battle for poll, playoff or Midwest Athletic Conference supremacy. [More]