CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Thursday moved to join other local governments in signing a document that would establish how to distribute potential settlement funds from ongoing national opioid lawsuits.

WAPAKONETA - Two Republicans are running in the upcoming March 17 primary for the Auglaize County Commission seat that is being vacated by Don Regula, who is retiring.

WAPAKONETA - The lawyers representing a Columbus-area man charged in connection with a deadly 2018 shooting in St. Marys are preparing for a final pretrial hearing next month.

WAPAKONETA - Minster and New Knoxville will play for a Division IV district championship.

They knocked off co-Midwest Athletic Conference champions to get there.

PAULDING - As he finished a postgame interview, St. Marys girls basketball coach Jon Burke saw a player and said "See you tomorrow!"

Happily, the Roughriders will get to have at least one more practice.

CELINA - A key cog to the defensive line for Celina is heading to Ada.

Bulldog senior Cory Fortkamp has committed to play football at Ohio Northern University starting this fall.