CELINA - A 79-year-old Celina man appeared in in Mercer County Common Pleas Court on Thursday for child sex crimes.
Darrell M. Bollenbacher, appeared in court on one count of first-degree felony rape.
Bollenbacher, who lives at 1505 Fanning Court was arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual conduct with two victim under the age of 10 years old from April 1 to Oct. 4. [More]
CELINA - Six candidates are vying for three open seats on Celina City Council in the Nov. 7 general election.
City council is poised for a shakeup as veteran Democrat member June Scott opted not to seek another term while Republican Michael Sovinski is running as a no-party candidate on the ballot. [More]
FORT RECOVERY - The Southwest Fire District has a five-year, 1.9-mill renewal levy on the Nov. 7 general election ballot.
The fire protection levy was first passed in 1983 and would continue to generate about $237,000 annually to support fire district operations and purchase new vehicles. [More]
ROCKFORD - Fort Recovery's players were hooting and hollering when they left the rain-soaked field Friday night.
Winning has that effect.
The Indians celebrated their first win of the season on Parkway's Homecoming Night, defeating the Panthers 29-14. After losing three of their first seven games by eight-or-fewer points, they got off the schneid thanks to a gritty effort by the line and a number of back-breaking third-down conversions. [More]
Minster tallied 243 yards rushing as a 21-0 run allowed the Wildcats to move to 7-1 on the season for a 21-10 win over Delphos St. John's on Friday night at Champions Field at Stadium Park in Delphos.
NEW BREMEN - With 3:50 left in the third quarter, New Bremen's Aaron Thieman crossed the goal line to tie the game at 14 and put the fear of an upset into undefeated Coldwater.
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local continued its dominance in its drive for a third straight state title Friday, roaring past Anna 42-8 in Midwest Athletic Conference play at Booster Stadium.
