CELINA - School officials may cut teaching positions and pursue a higher income tax levy at the ballot box to ward off projected deficit spending in fiscal year 2026.

CELINA - School board members met in a nearly hourlong executive session Friday morning to investigate charges/complaints involving a school employee and consider other matters.

Dedicated pickleball players say it's more than just a sport - it's a community.

Pickleball, which combines elements of tennis, pingpong and badminton, has surged in popularity due in large part to its basic, relaxing-yet-challenging nature.

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Health Department officials reported seven cases of COVID-19 since their last report on April 15, raising the county's cumulative case count to 7,438, according to a Friday health department news release.

CELINA - The way Dylan Feister was pitching on Friday, Celina didn't need a lot of offense.

Which was good, because Elida wasn't giving Celina many chances.

ST. MARYS - A 6-2 loss to Van Wert Friday at K.C. Geiger Park was summed up by St. Marys baseball coach Adam Graves as "another frustrating outing."

The Roughriders fell to 0-6 in the Western Buckeye League (2-9 overall), having not lost a game this season by more than four runs.

Compiled By Tom Haines and Gary R. Rasberry

Coldwater's Madison Wendel allowed just one baserunner to reach, via a sixth-inning walk, for a no-hitter in a 3-0 softball victory over Lima Central Catholic at Lady Cav Diamond on Friday.

ROCKFORD - After a successful basketball run during his high school days at Parkway, Caden Slusher will look to continue his career as he committed to attend NCAA Division III Bluffton University and play basketball for the Beavers next season.