HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - A young, local filmmaker earned national recognition this month for a short documentary about his family's journey to rebuild after a fire heavily damaged the milking parlor at their dairy farm near Celina last January. [More]

CELINA - City councilors this week passed first reading of legislation to transfer $3.7 million from the 0.5% additional income tax collections and general fund into savings accounts to finance future park, police, fire and street projects and equipment.

CELINA - Celina was recognized as a Tree City USA on Wednesday during the Northwest Ohio awards ceremony hosted by Bowling Green and the Bowling Green Tree Commission.

A Montgomery County woman banned previously from working as a Medicaid provider was sentenced Thursday to six to nine years in prison for again defrauding the program - this time stealing $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost reported in a news release.

NEW BREMEN - After letting a three-run lead slip away in the bottom of the sixth, allowing the game to go into extra innings, Fort Recovery scored five runs in the top of the ninth to post an 8-3 victory at New Bremen Thursday. [More]

COLDWATER - After taking St. Henry's early shot, Coldwater battled back.

The Cavaliers plated three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take

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Van Wert scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning to rally and beat Celina 5-3 in Western Buckeye League baseball action at Montgomery Field.

CELINA - The ground may be heavily saturated at the moment and the temperatures dramatically fluctuating from day to day, but with Arbor Day right around the corner, now is a great time to contact a nursery or gardening center about planting a new tree before they're bombarded with orders.