CELINA - A controversy being taken up anew by scholars swirls around the question of whether Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth U.S. president who led the nation through the Civil War, was in fact a dictator.

Anderson University professor Brian Dirck highlighted the intriguing when he returned to The Western Ohio Civil War Roundtable in Celina last week. Dirck holds a doctorate in history from the University of Kansas and is the author of numerous books and articles on Lincoln. [More]

WAPAKONETA - Marion Local didn't get a first down until late in the second quarter, but once the Flyers got going, there was no stopping them.

Dylan Fleck put Marion on the board with 41 seconds left in the first half and Peyton Otte made a few big runs to help the Flyers put St. Henry away in a 27-8 win at Mercy Health/Wapak Ford Field in Wapakoneta on Saturday. [More]