Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

Today's Top Stories

Councilman Collette quits

Findlay Councilman Daniel "K.C." Collette resigned Wednesday morning, following a weekend arrest for petty theft.

Grandma foils abduction

FOSTORIA -- A grandmother foiled an attempted abduction of her 5-year-old grandson Wednesday morning on Fostoria's South Town Street, police reported.

Woman admits cancer fraud

BOWLING GREEN -- A woman who received donations from North Baltimore and McComb residents to support her battle against cancer admitted Wednesday she fabricated the diagnosis and stole the donations.

28 injured in interstate bus crash

CYGNET -- The State Highway Patrol said 28 people were injured in a crash late Tuesday between a commercial bus and a car on northbound Interstate 75, between Cygnet and Bowling Green.

Today's Top Local Sports Stories

District Baseball: McComb to battle New Riegel squad

Opportunity was the operative word at the Division IV district baseball semifinals at Marathon Diamonds on Wednesday.

District Track: Vogt and Smelcer highlight qualifiers

Columbus Grove's Dakota Vogt and Liberty-Benton's Zack Smelcer qualified for regionals as record-setting district champions Wednesday.

District Boys Tennis: Findlay High doubles team makes semifinal

PERRYSBURG -- Findlay's Lucas Schaible and Reid Teatsorth advanced to the Division I boys tennis semifinals Wednesday at the Perrysburg Tennis Center.

District Softball: New Riegel's solid play stalls McComb

Just as the Division IV district semifinal softball game between New Riegel and McComb was about to get started Wednesday, a downpour left Findlay High's Lady Trojan Softball Field in a soggy state.

Featured Editorial

Parting shots

It's now safe to say there is no love lost between Findlay Mayor Lydia Mihalik and Auditor Jim Staschiak.

Getting the most from crop sprayers

Farmers are applying herbicides to control weeds.

Landowners encouraged to join Conservation Reserve Program

The Conservation Reserve Program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency is taking signups through June 14.

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