Saturday, February 28th, 2026
St. Henry captures first state championship
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
For the St. Henry boys bowling team, the road to a championsionship meant going through three five-game matches, two coming against fellow Midwest Athletic Conference teams.
When they needed to, the Redskins stepped up, winning a down-to-the-wire five-game series in the championship match against rival Coldwater to bring home the program's first state title at the Division II state tournament at HP Lanes in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on February 28th, 2026
Mary Kathryn (Quinlin) Mescher, age 84, of Elm Street in Fort Loramie, Ohio, pa [More]
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Fort Recovery admin looks back on 30 years
FORT RECOVERY - After over 30 years of managing all the day-to-day operations of the Village of Fort Recovery, the town's very first village administrator retired this week.
WAPAKONETA - Trailing by 22 entering the fourth quarter, Celina was staring a season-ending loss right in the face.
Despite trimming the lead to s
Division II State Swimming
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The Division II state swimming championships concluded with a trio of area swimmers reaching the podium.
Coldwater
NEW BREMEN - There weren't a lot of style points awarded in the Division VI sectional final Friday night at New Bremen.
It was just an old-fashioned blue collar struggle with New Bremen holding off Parkway 43-38 to advance down the tournament trail.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater picked the perfect time to snap a losing skid.
The Cavaliers took the lead in the first quarter and neve