All area school districts earned overall passing grades of a C or higher with Minster the only local district to receive an A on the Ohio Department of Education report cards issued this week. [More]

CELINA - Celina native AJ Gibson is excited to return to his hometown, which played a role in inspiring his new book "Flipping the Script."

Gibson said the book is his first writing attempt outside of school papers. He shares his life struggles and how he overcame them.

CELINA - County officials are pushing for exemptions to the winter manure application ban that they believe would make the moratorium more effective.

CHICKASAW - Construction of the village's water treatment plant and nearby water tower is scheduled to begin next week, village council members learned during Wednesday's meeting.

Huelskamp Farms LLC, a layer-hen operation, is asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to renew its permit to operate for another five years.

Following is information on the operation:

Name: Huelskamp Farms LLC, 2763 St. Peters Road, Fort Recovery.

ST. HENRY - The St. Henry volleyball team was selected No. 1 in the first Division IV state coaches poll that was released earlier this week.

The selection was validated on Thursday. [More]

CELINA - Thursday's St. Marys-Celina girls tennis match was all about experience against youth.

The senior-laden Roughriders improved to 6-1 in Wes

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

State-ranked Marion Local won its first MAC volleyball match of the season and improved to 6-2 overall with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-5 victory over Parkway on Thursday night at Panther Gymnasium in Rockford.