CELINA - The body of a man recovered from Grand Lake off West Bank Road on Saturday morning has been identified as Alvin Lee Stabler, 47, of Hoover, Alabama, who most recently had been staying in Fort Wayne, Indiana. [More]

MARIA STEIN - Adding insult to injury, the west wall of the fire-ravaged St. John the Baptist Church collapsed sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning, likely due to strong wind gusts up to 55 mph.

A 37-year-old St. Marys man was booked into the Mercer County Adult Detention Center Monday afternoon after a standoff with police on Lynn Street in St. Marys earlier in the day.

MENDON - A longstanding institution in Mendon will close at the end of the year, leaving a village with few remaining businesses.

Jim's Forever Inc., formerly Jim's Harley Davidson Sales, a motorcycle shop, announced its upcoming closure on the business' Facebook page. [More]

COLDWATER - Village councilors in Coldwater on Monday night closed out the year by passing the 2026 budget.

Councilors suspended the rules requiring three public readings and approved the amended 2025 budget and the 2026 budget ordinances as emergency measures.

NEW KNOXVILLE - On the 10th anniversary of New Knoxville's 1,000th win as a program, the Rangers put on a vintage performance in a 50-41 win over Waynesfield-Goshen to get over .500 on the young season.

COLDWATER - As hard as they could play, Coldwater just could not overcome Tri-Village down the stretch.

The Patriots took a double-digit lead at h

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Parkway pulled away in the second half to improve to 9-1 with its sixth straight win in beating South Adams 49-29 in Monday night girls basketball action at the Stardome in Berne.