CELINA - Lots for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that provides homes at the lowest possible price to those who have served or are serving in the armed forces, is expanding at an unforeseen rate.
"When we first started, we were hoping we could do one (house) a year. But now it's gotten to the point where communities are coming to us. We never intended to have four properties ready to go," said Homer Burnett, who along with his wife, Carol, founded the organization. [More]
GREENVILLE - A Celina man has been arrested for a robbery of a Centerville, Ind., bank.
Kevin Schulz, 23, 625 N. Mill St., was found and arrested in Greenville on Aug. 31 for the Aug. 27 robbery of the MainSource Bank in the 100 block of E. Main Street, Centerville, Ind, according to the Darke County Sheriff's Office. [More]
MINSTER - Heading into this season, New Bremen head volleyball coach Theresa Jenkins felt her Cardinals had the potential to finish in the "top two or three" of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
By opening conference play with a grind-it-out 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 15-12 triumph in Minster on Thursday night, her squad certainly took a step in the right direction. [More]
CELINA - U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown spoke to business leaders Thursday afternoon at the Richardson-Bretz Building, addressing manufacturing, banking, agriculture and toxic algal blooms that have sickened Grand Lake.
CELINA - Ryan Jenkins knew his team would be in for a battle against Elida.
And a battle it was.
Brennan Piper scored two goals, including a key insurance goal with 21 minutes left to play, as Celina opened Western Buckeye League boys soccer play with a 3-2 win over Elida at the soccer stadium.
Celina dropped to 4-2 in Western Buckeye League girls tennis action on Thursday in a 4-1 loss to a strong Wapakoneta squad at the Booster Club Tennis Complex.
