Indian Lake’s boys basketball team got off to a hot start Friday and then held off a second-half surge from Urbana to earn a 51-47 victory and at least a share of the Central Buckeye Conference Mad Ri…
Strong fourth quarter lifts Tigers
A strong performance late Friday powered West Liberty-Salem to a 59-59 victory over Triad in an Ohio Heritage Conference contest. The Tigers improve to 11-9 overall and 9-6 in the OHC. Triad falls to …
Chieftains slip to Kenton Ridge 51-49
Bellefontaine and Kenton Ridge went down to the wire Friday, with the host Cougars pulling out a 51-49 victory in a Central Buckeye Conference boys basketball game. The Chiefs drop to 9-11 overall and…
Riverside boys can’t catch Buccs
Riverside’s boys basketball team was unable to recover from a slow start Friday with a 67-60 loss at Covington in Three Rivers Conference action. The Pirates are now 6-13 overall and 2-11 in the TRC. …
Barbara Jean (Gardner) Bartfield
Barbara Jean (Gardner) Bartfield, 76, of West Chester, OH, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in Cincinnati. She was born in Bucyrus, Ohio on October 23, 1946, the daughter of the late Harold…
Philip Dennis Metz
Philip Dennis Metz, born November 7, 1948, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, passed away peacefully Wednesday, February 1, 2023. His wife of 23 years, Edna Metz (Davis), preceded him in death November 29, 2018.…
Ronald Russell Branham
Ronald Russell Branham, 60, of Bellefontaine, passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at the Mary Rutan Hospital in Bellefontaine. He was born in Lima, Ohio on December 14, 1962, to Ronald H. Bran…
First responders recognized on the court
Riverside Pirate Advisory members hosted a First Responder’s Night during the basketball game against Houston Saturday, Jan. 28. The district was excited to recognize more than 30 first responders. Bo…
Caring Kitchen helpers
West Liberty-Salem fifth-grade basketball players recently volunteered at The Caring Kitchen in Urbana, assisting with cleaning, serving a meal and other tasks. The team enjoyed the outreach opportuni…
Tiger spelling bee champs
West Liberty-Salem sixth-grader Braylon Lucas, left, was named West Liberty-Salem’s Middle School’s spelling bee champion. He won in the 14th round with the word “intubated.” Eighth-grader Jill Fullen…