HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP - A 17-year-old Celina male was seriously injured Thursday night after the vehicle he was driving went off the side of a country road and struck two trees in the front yard of a Hopewell Township residence.
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            Cover crops help protect the soil during the colder months
            Winter is in full effect, but that doesn't mean farming activity is at a standstill.
During the winter months, many area farmers use their fields to grow cover crops such as wheat, rye, alfalfa and oats. Several local producers grow cover crops to use as feed for livestock.
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            CELINA - A Darke County woman was sentenced on Friday who struck an officer in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.
Coyota N. Rohrer, 32, of Union Cit
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            CELINA - A Columbus man charged with rape in Mercer County Common Pleas Court filed a motion on Friday stating he is not guilty by reason of insanity
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            
            FORT RECOVERY - For the record, Luke Schwieterman did miss some shots on Friday night.
Just not many.
The Coldwater junior scored the first 12 po
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            MINSTER - When a team outrebounds, out-shoots its opponent, commits fewer turnovers, demonstrates favorable shot selection and plays lights-out defense, good things are going to happen.
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            
            ST. HENRY - A late first-quarter spurt gave St. Henry a double-digit lead, and from there the Redskins ran New Knoxville off the floor.
The Redskin
            
         
        
            
            
            
            
            Compiled By Tom Haines
The Celina boys basketball team earned its second straight overtime win in the Western Buckeye League, outscoring Elida 8-2 in the extra frame for a 69-63 win at the Elida Fieldhouse on Friday.