CELINA - The southwestern tip of Auglaize County and portions of southern Mercer County experienced numerous power outages after a severe thunderstorm hit the area on Thursday night.
CELINA - A southern Ohio firm has landed a $113,384 contract to undertake the 2026 Mercer County roadside mowing program deemed essential to mitigating sight distance issues that can cause potentially fatal accidents.
CELINA - A 21-year-old Celina man accused of punching a teenage girl in the throat and causing her visible injury was arrested Thursday morning after reportedly fleeing police on foot.
CELINA - Two St. Marys men were indicted this month in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court, one on charges related to child sex crimes and one on charges related to strangulation.
COLUMBUS - The Ohio House of Representatives Wednesday passed House Bill 249, the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, sponsored by Angie King, R-Celina, and Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Township. The bill passed with a vote of 63-32 and now advances to the Ohio Senate.
St. Marys rolls to run-rule victory over Fort Recovery
ST. MARYS - It was an early start and finish at KC Geiger Park Thursday evening, as St. Marys used three big innings to beat Fort Recovery 20-2 in non-conference action.
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Celina plated four runs in the top of the second inning to pull away for the 12-2 win over Russia on Thursday and improve to 2-0 on the softball season.
Ten members of the Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA (AMFY) Waves swim team will compete next week at the YMCA Short Course Nationals in Greensboro, North
OPSMA Divisions I-III All-Ohio Boys Basketball
The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association wrapped up its postseason honors with the release of the Divisions I-II-III boys basketball All-Ohio honors.
Celina's Gavin Wicker was named to the honorable mention in Division III.
COLUMBUS - Chickasaw is one of 122 public water systems across Ohio to receive new Ohio Environmental Protection Agency funding for critical improvements that will help ensure safe, reliable drinking water, according to a news release.
CELINA - As he begins his fifth season as head baseball coach at Celina, John Dorner has an experienced group that will look to bounce back from a 16-13 2025 season and 3-6 in the Western Buckeye League.
CELINA - After winning the Western Buckeye League title for the first time in years last season, the Celina softball team is loaded up for a chance to repeat in 2026.
COLDWATER - The Coldwater baseball team has a long history of reloading each season after graduation.
The process might be a bit more challenging this season after losing most of the starting lineup to graduation.
COLDWATER - An 8-18 campaign in 2025 was a building block season for the Coldwater softball team.
But the dues paid look to be paying off early ju
FORT RECOVERY - A great stretch run allowed Fort Recovery to reach the Division VI regional baseball final last season and go 19-9.
Now, head coach Kevin Eyink will use a solid core of players to try and make another run this season.
FORT RECOVERY - First-year Fort Recovery softball coach Alyssa Lewis will look to try and continue the forward momentum after last season's run to the Division VI regional final and a second-place showing in the Midwest Athletic Conference.
MARIA STEIN - After losing nine players from last year's team that went to regionals for the first time in over 40 years, the Flyers will look to a new core of players for 2026 under sixth-year coach Mitch Hays.
MARIA STEIN - A tough first round exit to Parkway has Marion Local looking for more in coach McLean Correll's second season in charge of the Flyers.
MINSTER - Entering his 32nd season, Minster baseball coach Mike Wiss has a solid nucleus of returning letterwinners to open defense of the Wildcats' Division VII state championship.
MINSTER - Kenleigh Ludlow begins her second season at the helm of the Minster softball program with a solid group of returning players.
The Wildcat
NEW BREMEN - New Bremen enters the 2026 baseball season with experience, depth, and a clear mindset: get better every single day.
Under the leaders
NEW BREMEN - The 2025 season was a tough grind for the New Bremen Cardinals, but 2026 might be their time to shine.
Eight letterwinners return from
NEW KNOXVILLE - Last year's results didn't reflect the ambitions of the New Knoxville baseball program, but third-year coach Ryan Koenig is optimistic the foundation for growth is firmly in place.
ROCKFORD - It's a new era for Parkway as coach Scott Steinbrunner will look to take the Panthers a step further after an 8-14 record and a 1-7 mark in MAC play a year ago.
ROCKFORD - The reigning MAC champions, Parkway will hope for similar success in 2026 under veteran coach Trey Stover, and the Panthers believe this team will have what it takes.
ST. HENRY - It was a tough end to an up-and-down 2025 season, but St. Henry hopes the lessons learned will provide them with the tools to get back to the top of the MAC.
ST. HENRY - It was a tough end to last season for St. Henry softball, but head coach Alexis Ontrop hopes that the returning production will lead the Redskins to a better 2026.
ST. MARYS - There will be plenty of experience in the dugout when St. Marys baseball coach Adam Graves leads his team out into the field this spring. Sixteen years of varsity experience to be exact.
ST. MARYS - After finishing tied for second in the Western Buckeye League standings last season, St. Marys softball coach Kendra Solomon says there's room for improvement.
CELINA - After having struggles during the 2025 season, the Celina track and field program will look to build on the positives from a season ago. The boys finished sixth at the Western Buckeye League meet a season ago while the girls placed eighth.
COLDWATER - After a memorable season that brought the girls program its fourth state title, the Coldwater track and field program will look to continue their success.
FORT RECOVERY - The Fort Recovery track and field teams are looking to bounce back after finishing seventh in boys and 10th in girls at the MAC meet
MARIA STEIN - Marion Local will hope for similar results from a year ago, when the boys team won another MAC title while the girls team had multiple state and regional qualifiers.
MINSTER - The Minster boys and girls track teams will look to carry on the Wildcats' winning tradition this spring. With the Ohio High School Athletic Association's expansion of the track divisions, both the boys and girls teams will compete in Division V.
NEW BREMEN - Experience, depth and belief are three characteristics that define New Bremen's track and field program this season.
The boys hope to
NEW KNOXVILLE - The New Knoxville Rangers head into the 2026 season with a mix of proven talent, rising young athletes, and a shared focus on success
ROCKFORD - An intake of youth might raise questions about Parkway heading into the 2026, but the potential is there for strong seasons throughout both the boys and girls programs.
ST. HENRY - It's the little things that will have St. Henry's track program toward the top of both the MAC and the state, coach Matt Thobe hopes.
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ST. MARYS - First-year St. Marys coach Alicia Luck inherits a program looking to make strides this season. The Roughrider girls placed seventh in the WBL with the boys finishing 10th last season.
CELINA - A year after finishing seventh in the Western Buckeye League, the Celina boys tennis team will look to try and build upward.
The Bulldogs
ST. MARYS - With a solid group of experienced veterans, St. Marys boys tennis coach Luke Gossard feels the Roughriders are poised to compete at a high level this spring.
