CELINA - Plans to modernize city school buildings are not about beautification or vanity but rather a way to provide adequate infrastructure for students and teachers in the coming years.

ST. MARYS - City council members approved a $249,000 contract with Shinn Brothers of Celina for construction of a splash pad near High Street's shelter house with construction to begin this winter or spring.

WAPAKONETA - The defense team for a man charged in connection with a deadly 2018 shooting in St. Marys has filed motions to suppress statements made to the police and evidence that a victim identified him in a photo lineup.

NEW BREMEN - Jessica Lomakin was sworn in as the newest member of village council on Monday evening.

Mayor Robert Parker administered the oath of

COLDWATER - Village council members on Monday approved renewal of a five-year lease with Charter-Spectrum.

The contract is for the lease of a village-owned five-acre parcel on Fleetfoot Road that houses the Spectrum cable towers and equipment. Renewal will maintain the $5,000 per year rate.

ST. HENRY - Village council members on Monday approved final 2020 appropriations of $3.828 million with $1.767 in the general fund, which pays for day-to-day expenses.

ST. HENRY - There was a point in Monday's game when Fort Loramie girls basketball coach Carla Siegel got a little frustrated with her top-ranked Redskins as they played St. Henry.

Compiled by Colin Foster

The Celina girls basketball team snapped a nine-game losing streak on Monday night.

Taylor Klingshirn scored nine of her game-high 18 points during an 18-3 fourth-quarter run to lead the Bulldogs to a 35-22 victory over the Mustangs of Allen East in Harrod.