ST. MARYS - Fort Barbee apartment residents got some much-needed answers on Monday in the midst of complicated litigation regarding the foreclosure and sale of the St. Marys building following its owner's death.

CELINA - Work is coming along nicely on the grades 7-12 building going up on East Wayne Street, with much of the steel and steel roof now in place, facilities director Phil Metz told Celina school board members at Monday night's regular meeting. [More]

CELINA - City councilors on Monday night approved a pair of big ticket items - a new restroom for Westview Park and a new bucket truck for the electric department - together costing over $650,000.

CELINA - Ohio logged its 74th confirmed detection of bird flu Monday at a commercial layer facility in Darke County after over a month without a detected case in poultry.

ST. HENRY - St. Henry Local Schools Treasurer Jennifer Bruns shared pointed concerns about current legislation and political rhetoric surrounding school funding in Ohio at the board of education's regular meeting on Monday night. [More]

NEW BREMEN - New Bremen village councilors at Monday night's regular meeting approved third and final reading of a resolution for a management agreement between the village and YMCA of Greater Dayton.

CELINA - A 42-year old Kenton man was arrested for drug possession over the weekend after allegedly filing a false police report, aiding in a theft at Walmart and possessing crack cocaine.

ST. HENRY - St. Henry Village councilors on Monday night approved summer pool pricing for 2025, received updates on several ongoing improvement projects and heard glowing remarks from Mayor Steve Koesters about the village police department's new virtual reality training program.

CELINA - An eight-run fifth inning and five Celina errors added up to an 11-1 run-rule victory for Versailles Monday at Montgomery Field.

The Bulldogs, playing their fourth game in four days, gave up a couple of unearned runs in the first inning to fall behind early.

Good day everyone, I'm so glad to be back talking about fishing with all of you.

Spring is a special time of year for just about everyone and everything. The trees are budding and blooming, the dogwoods are blooming and the birds are chirping and all around is coming alive.

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Wapakoneta scored twice in the third inning to take the lead from Coldwater and added four runs in the fifth en route to winning 7-1 in a Midwest Athletic Conference vs. Western Buckeye League softball matchup at Memorial Park in Coldwater.