TOLEDO - A 51-year-old former school board member and mayor charged with coercion and enticement and receipt and distribution of child pornography made his initial appearance on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court's Northern District of Ohio. [More]

ST. HENRY - A St. Henry man faces felony charges after reportedly sending sexually explicit photos and saying he wished to meet someone he believed was a 13-year-old girl, according to the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]

CELINA - About eight score years ago, Abraham Lincoln governed over a nation so deeply divided it had split in two - and Tuesday night, the former president made an astonishing appearance at the Celina Eagles to share some details from life.

CELINA - After having to cancel last year's season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Grand Lake Mariners officials plan to resume play at Montgomery Field in 2021 - and offer craft brews at every game.

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials on Wednesday reported two new deaths and four new confirmed cases of COVID-19, raising the county's cumulative death toll to 61 and case count to 3,386.

CELINA - Mercer County Board of Elections members on Tuesday morning filled the last of two open clerk positions by hiring Christopher Michael Fader of Celina.

NEW KNOXVILLE - The Neil Armstrong Airport terminal grand opening festivities are set to begin June 12, though officials are still working out some details.

COLDWATER - Not even the final buzzer could allow Coldwater fans a chance to breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Paulding tried a 3-pointer as the horn

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

A year after breaking into the top 10, Vivian Niekamp wraps up her high school diving career with a podium finish. [More]

ROCKFORD - In regulation, the Parkway boys basketball team couldn't put Ridgemont away. In the first overtime, Ridgemont couldn't put the Panthers away.

The Coldwater boys and girls bowling teams differ in makeup. The boys are underclassmen-laden while the girls have a strong group of veterans and seniors.

ST. MARYS - A trio of standouts who helped St. Marys win two Western Buckeye League championships and reach the Division II girls soccer regional final this past season made their college commitments on Wednesday.

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New Bremen jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter and never looked back, coming away with a 64-46 victory over Ada in the Division IV sectional opener at Cardinal Gymnasium on Wednesday night.