COLUMBUS — Last week, Governor Mike DeWine joined members of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group to announce the recommendations for significant changes to Ohio’s state and local juvenile justice ...

The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around winning streaks, a long streak, game of the week, NFL quarterbacks and a head shaking record. The state’s current longest winning streak is now ...

CELINA — Turnovers and big plays doomed Van Wert during Friday’s Western Buckeye League matchup against Celina. The Bulldogs intercepted Van Wert quarterback Briston Wise four times and turned three ...

LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation is inviting the public to a meeting to discuss three upcoming projects that will improve safety along the U.S. 30 and U.S. 224 corridors in northwest Van ...

FORT RECOVERY — No. 10 Crestview started the week with a “W” against Fort Recovery on Monday, as the Lady Knights were victorious 25-14, 20-25, 25-14, 25-16. Kaci Gregory dominated at the service line ...

Believe it or not, it’s already Week No. 4 of the high school football season and that means conference and league play for all area teams, with the GMC and NWC joining the fold this weekend. Some ...

This week’s Monday Mailbag includes questions about the young WBL football title race, Ohio State’s non-conference schedule and a field goal that might have been good. Q: What in the world is going on ...

Is it just me or is this season flying by? How is it possible this is Week No. 5, the halfway point of the regular season? The first four weeks seem like a blur. Some teams are on their way to ...

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DELPHOS — Delphos Jefferson’s Brylee Geary was the match medalist and the Wildcats defeated Lincolnview 209-228 on Wednesday. Geary shot a 48, including a birdie on the second hole. Zada Gragg carded ...

COLUMBUS — And just like that, the 2024 high school football regular season is 20 percent in the books. But Week 2 was quite impressive. Let’s take a look at some of the top performances from all ...