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NEW BAVARIA — A two vehicle crash just west of here Saturday afternoon claimed the life of a boy and injured three other...
05/31/2026

NEW BAVARIA — A two vehicle crash just west of here Saturday afternoon claimed the life of a boy and injured three other people.

Locked in a scoreless battle through five innings with Fairview’s Elijah Arend and Milan Edison’s Eli Hermes dueling on ...
05/31/2026

Locked in a scoreless battle through five innings with Fairview’s Elijah Arend and Milan Edison’s Eli Hermes dueling on the mound, the Apaches repeated as district champions on Saturday afternoon, pulling away late for a 4-0 win at Fremont Ross.

FREMONT — Locked in a scoreless battle through five innings with Fairview’s Elijah Arend and Milan Edison’s Eli Hermes dueling on the mound, the Apaches repeated as district champions on

The final area state track and field tickets were punched on Saturday, as Divisions III and V saw their regional meets t...
05/31/2026

The final area state track and field tickets were punched on Saturday, as Divisions III and V saw their regional meets take place with stellar finishes by the Ottawa-Glandorf, Napoleon and Antwerp girls teams.

The final area state track and field tickets were punched on Saturday, as Divisions III and V saw their regional meets take place with stellar finishes by the Ottawa-Glandorf, Napoleon

Day two of regional track and field action for Division II and Division IV took place on Friday night, with 29 different...
05/30/2026

Day two of regional track and field action for Division II and Division IV took place on Friday night, with 29 different area athletes earning state bids.

This story is now updated to include the wildcard state qualifiers as well.

Day two of regional track and field action for Division II and Division IV took place on Friday night, with 29 different area athletes earning state bids.

Day two of regional track and field action for Division II and Division IV took place on Friday night, with 29 different...
05/30/2026

Day two of regional track and field action for Division II and Division IV took place on Friday night, with 29 different area athletes earning state bids.

As a scorching line drive by Patrick Henry senior Lane Biederstedt got over the right fielder's head to cement a 13-3 ru...
05/30/2026

As a scorching line drive by Patrick Henry senior Lane Biederstedt got over the right fielder's head to cement a 13-3 run rule victory in a Division VI district final over Van Buren on Friday, it marked a full circle moment for the Patriots.

NAPOLEON — As a scorching line drive by Patrick Henry senior Lane Biederstedt got over the right fielder's head to cement a 13-3 run rule victory in a Division VI

Hawg's Tavern at 122 W. Perry St. in Paulding was heavily damaged Friday evening during a fire. Paulding firefighters we...
05/30/2026

Hawg's Tavern at 122 W. Perry St. in Paulding was heavily damaged Friday evening during a fire. Paulding firefighters were called to the bar at 6:59 Friday and were joined by firefighters from Antwerp, Cecil-Crane Township, Payne and Scott. Further …

Hawg's Tavern at 122 W. Perry St. in Paulding was heavily damaged Friday evening during a fire. Paulding firefighters were called to the bar at 6:59 p.m. Friday and were

Bryan’s bid for its first district title in a dozen years fell short on Friday as Van Wert held off the Golden Bears 6-4...
05/30/2026

Bryan’s bid for its first district title in a dozen years fell short on Friday as Van Wert held off the Golden Bears 6-4 at Fort Jennings High School to claim a D-IV regional berth.

FORT JENNINGS — Bryan’s bid for its first district title in a dozen years fell short on Friday as Van Wert held off the Golden Bears 6-4 at Fort Jennings

Held scoreless for the first four frames and trailing 2-0 heading to the bottom of the fifth, undefeated Bryan rallied w...
05/30/2026

Held scoreless for the first four frames and trailing 2-0 heading to the bottom of the fifth, undefeated Bryan rallied with three runs in the inning en route to a 3-2 victory over Millbury Lake on Thursday to win the program’s second regional title.

CLYDE — Held scoreless for the first four frames and trailing 2-0 heading to the bottom of the fifth, undefeated Bryan rallied with three runs in the inning en route

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