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RUSSIA — A 15-year-old female from Covington lost her life in a fatal crash on state Route 48, near Fessler-Buxton Road, Tuesday morning.

SIDNEY — Several local organizations helped make Christmas extra special this year for foster children in the area.

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DARKE COUNTY — Those of us of a certain age may fondly recall the Schoolhouse Rock song “No More Kings.” In this animated feature, the Pilgrim ship Mayflower is depicted literally bumping up against a rock dated “1620.”

COLUMBUS — It didn’t end the way the Tippecanoe boys soccer seniors had hoped Saturday afternoon in a D-II state soccer championship game at MAPFRE Stadium against Warren Howland.

TIPPECANOE — Tippecanoe boys soccer coach Scott Downing knows better than anyone what it takes to put together back-to-back ‘Final Four’ runs.

CENTERVILLE — It didn’t matter what it took.

SIDNEY – Sean Rank hopes people who tour D&S Construction’s Parade of Homes entry in Sidney will be inspired. The property already has inspired the company to reconsider the process by which it builds houses.

ST. PARIS — Valerie and Rodney Rider Sr. of rural St. Paris were arraigned in Champaign County Municipal Court on Friday in relation to the alleged murder of Whitney Hostler, a 25-year-old resident of western Champaign County reported missing by the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday afternoon. The married couple were arraigned via video from the Tri-County Regional Jail, Mechanicsburg.

SIDNEY — Marie Strunk was living in a car, battling addiction and feeling like the world had given up on her.