CELINA - Rod Carpenter thought his days of long-distance running were long gone when a midlife total knee replacement helped usher in a second wind that allowed him to resume marathons.
Grateful for what he believed was nothing less than a gift from God, Carpenter, who's retired from sales, vowed to run with a new purpose - to raise money and attention for the area's nonprofit organizations. [More]
Patricia "Pat" Maclure Schwieterman, wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on July 8, 2019 in Mobile, AL at the age of 64, after an extended illness. [More]
PORT CLINTON - A former St. Henry schools band director has been named a quarterfinalist for the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum's Music Educator Award.
ST. HENRY - Mercer County ensured themselves at least one team playing in the District 4 ACME baseball championship game on Monday night after the two county teams were victorious in the opening round games on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Grand Lake plated five runs in the bottom of the second inning to break a 1-1 tie and then added five more in the fourth en route to defeating Muskegon 12-6 in Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League play at Montgomery Field on Friday night.
Van Wert tied St. Marys in the bottom of the sixth inning and then won the game in the bottom of the season in beating the Roughriders 2-1 in the District 5 ACME baseball tournament in Lima.
