DAYTON - After losing in the regional finals a season ago, Cameron Elwer's first two words to his father and coach Aaron Elwer were "Next year."

Next year came around late Saturday afternoon.

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Minster opened its 2026 softball season with a split during a three-team event at Four Seasons Park.

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CELINA - Ohio is poised to become a hub for data centers, energy-intensive facilities that hold rows of high-speed servers powering almost everything the world does on phones and computers.

NEW YORK (AP) - Sixty years after Neil Armstrong barely survived an emergency in orbit around Earth on Gemini 8, never-before-seen photos of his heroic return have been donated to the Ohio museum that bears his name.

PORTLAND, Ind. - The driver of the semitrailer involved in the Feb. 3 collision in Jay County, Indiana, that left four dead has been returned to Jay County and now faces criminal charges in Jay Circuit Court.

CELINA - Shinn Bros. Inc. has landed a $795,000 combined contract to replace about 5,200 linear feet of water line along State Route 703 and in adjacent neighborhoods in East Jefferson Township.

VAN WERT - The body of a 48-year-old man was recovered Thursday evening in a wooded area in Washington Township, Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced Friday.

FAIRBORN - While area restaurants might offer a B.Y.O.B. night, Marion Local's 46-30 win over Lincolnview in the Division VI state semifinals at the Nutter Center would best be described as B.Y.O.M.

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Delphos St. John's jumped out to a big lead and never looked back to advance to the Division VII state boys basketball semifinals with a 61-32 win over Malvern on Friday afternoon at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University.

NEW KNOXVILLE - The mayors of southwestern Auglaize County's Golden Triangle - Minster, New Bremen and New Knoxville - shared their administrations' recent accomplishments and plans for the future at the annual State of the Villages breakfast on Thursday morning at the First Church of New Knoxville.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, and Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, introduced legislation Monday intended to help family farms access federal financing.

CELINA - A 36-year-old Mendon man was conveyed to Mercer County from prison this week on felony drug charges.

Matthew L. W. Monroe was transported to Celina Tuesday on an indictment filed in December 2025 for one count of aggravated drug possession, a second-degree felony.

Ohio Department of Transportation District 7 has issued the following advisories on upcoming traffic impacts due to construction work in Mercer, Augl

The Auglaize County Sheriff's Office is set to receive two state grants totaling over $100,000 aimed at combating illegal drug activity and promoting substance use prevention and recovery.

Marcus Johnson of Garfield Heights became the seventh player to win two Ohio Mr. Basketball honors as the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association announced the winner of its highest honor on Thursday.

CELINA - After a long winter that brought heavy snow and caused traffic disruptions due to icy roads, motorists may want to head to their local mechanic to make sure their vehicles are road ready for the warmer months ahead.

ROCKFORD - Following Sunday's town hall designed to gauge public interest on whether or not Parkway Schools should leave the Midwest Athletic Conference to join the Northwest Conference, the district announced Wednesday it will remain in the MAC.

MONTEZUMA - Village councilors on Wednesday gave the go ahead on the next step of a project to clean up parts of Zuma Park.

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A proposed merger among three major agriculture cooperatives consisting of farmer-owners appears dead in the water after members of two of the organizations voted it down.

CELINA - A 42-year-old Mendon woman was sentenced to probation and ordered to undergo treatment this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court following a fifth OVI conviction.

VAN WERT - A 46-year-old Rockford man was sentenced to prison time in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week for stealing a motor vehicle.

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A century ago, our grandfathers were required to work without pay an allotted number of days on the public roads of the county. If they dodged this responsibility, they were sure to face prosecution.

Last year's loss to Monroe Central in the Division VI boys basketball state final might have left a sour taste in the mouths of returning Marion Local players this season.