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Archbold's senior awards night announced

1 day ago | crescent-news.com | Dan Cooley

ARCHBOLD — Archbold High School Principal Royal Short has announced that the district’s scholarship/awards night for seniors will be held May 19 at Sauder Village’s Founders Hall. kAm%96 2??@F?46>6?E H2D >256 5FC:?8 |@?52J’D pC493@=5 pC62 $49@@=D q@2C5 @7 t5F42E:@? >66E:?8]k^AmkAm$9@CE D2:5 E92E A2C6?ED 2?5 D6?:@CD H:== 7:CDE 6?;@J 2 >62=[ E96?
Softball Spotlight: Fairview grad Ankney cementing softball legacy at UNOH

5 days ago | crescent-news.com | Shayne Nissen

LIMA — If Anna Ankney, a Fairview High School graduate and current senior shortstop for the University of Northwestern Ohio, could go back and tell her eight-year-old self one thing, it would boil down to “You did it.”kAm%9@D6 E9C66 H@C5D 2C6 D:>A=6[ 3FE E96J A6C764E=J 6?42ADF=2E6 E96 5C62>D E96 J@F?86C p?<?6J 925 2?5 ?@H[ >@C6 E92? 2 564256 =2E6C[ H92E D96’D 366? 23=6 E@ 244@>A=:D9 :?
Continental High School teacher awarded a grant

6 days ago | crescent-news.com | Dan Cooley

CONTINENTAL — Continental Elementary third grade teacher Sharon Siebeneck has received a grant for an incubator. kAm%96 2??@F?46>6?E H2D >256 2E (65?6D52J ?:89E’D r@?E:?6?E2= {@42= $49@@=D q@2C5 @7 t5F42E:@? >66E:?8]k^AmkAm$:636?64< 2AA=:65 7@C — 2?5 92D 366? 2H2C565 — 2? pDD@4:2E:@? @7 p>6C:42? t5F42E@CD u@F?52E:@? WpptuX 4=2DDC@@> 8C2?E E@ 7F?5 E96 :?4F32E@C] $96 H2D D6=64E65 2D 2 C64:A:6?E @7 2 DAC:?8 a_ad pptu]k^AmkAmx? @E96C ?6HD[ 49@D6?
Napoleon school board approves purchase of two buses and truck

6 days ago | crescent-news.com | Dan Cooley

BAOIKEIB — Napoleon Area City Schools Board of Education approved the purchase of two new buses and a new dump truck during its meeting Wednesday evening. kAm%H@ 3FD6D H6C6 AFC492D65 7C@> r2C5:?2= qFD $2=6D :? E96 2>@F?E @7 S`cc[`fc 6249] %96 3FD6D H6C6 3@F89E E9C@F89 E96 |t%p vC@FA !FC492D:?8 r@@A6C2E:G6]k^AmkAm%96 3FD6D 2C6 A2CE @7 E96 ?@C>2= 3FD C6A=246>6?E C@E2E:@? 2?5 H:== 36 A2:5 E9C@F89 E96 A6C>2?6?E :>AC@G6>6?E 7F?5]k^AmkAmp a_ad u@C5 ubd_$FA6C sFEJ @?6\E@?
Thursday baseball: Archbold hangs on to topple state-ranked Bryan

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Shayne Nissen

ARCHBOLD — Down 4-3 with the tying runner on second and one out, Bryan baseball, which had struggled all evening against Archbold ace Zach Short, had a chance to flip the script. kAm%96 v@=56? q62CD’ E9:C5 9:E @7 E96 82>6 42>6 :? E96 D6G6?E9 :??:?8 2?5 :E H2D 2 3:8 @?6 2D r2CE6C {F46 5C:==65 2 A:E49 :?E@ E96 =67E\46?E6C 82A[ D4@C:?8 E9C66 E@ 4FE :?E@ pC493@=5’D 7@FC\CF? 567:4:E]k^AmkAm!C:@C E@ {F46’D 4=FE49 <?@4<[ qCJ2? 925?’E D66? 2 9:E D:?46 E96 D64@?5 :??:?8 2?5 925 366?
Football: Northern 8 tabs Groll as new commissioner

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

Entering its sixth year of existence, the Northern 8 Football Conference will have new leadership entering the 2025 fall eight-man football season as the league announced Lynn Groll will be appointed as its new commissioner. kAmu@C>6C 4@>>:DD:@?6C y@6= |:==6C[ H9@ H2D E96 :?2F8FC2= 4@>>:DD:@?6C 7@C E96 7:CDE @C82?:K65 6:89E\>2? 7@@E32== E62>D E@ 4@>A6E6 :? E96 DE2E6 @7 ~9:@[ 2??@F?465 :? }@G6>36C a_ac E92E 96 H@F=5 36 DE6AA:?8 5@H? 7C@> E96 C@=6] |:==6C[ H9@ 92D 366?
Track spotlight: Paulding's Woods priming for another state run

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Aaron Gross

PAULDING — For Paulding senior thrower Jack Woods, the path to a standout senior season has seen a commitment to improvement and excellence chart new ground. kAmp >F=E:\DA@CE DE2?5@FE 2E9=6E6[ (@@5D 92D 7@F?5 E96 DE2E6 A@5:F>[ 3C@<6? 2 564256D\@=5 D49@@= C64@C5 2?5 4@>A6E65 @? DE2E6 2?5 ?2E:@?2= =6G6=D 3FE H:E9 9:D D6?:@C D62D@? H6== F?56CH2J[ E96 !2?E96C 9FC=6C 92D 2== 9:D 8@2=D :? 7C@?E @7 9:> :? E96 D9@E AFE]k^AmkAmp7E6C 2? 2==\~9:@ 677@CE :? 7@@E32== E9:D A2DE 72== W`_d E24<=6D[ aa %u{[ D6G6?
Paulding school board approves overnight trip

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Dan Cooley

PAULDING — Paulding Exempted Village Schools Board of Education approved an overnight high school band trip to Toledo during its meeting Tuesday. kAmpAAC@I:>2E6=J `b DEF56?ED 2?5 EH@ DE277 H:== 36 EC2G6=:?8 @? yF?6 `f E@ r2>A |:2<@?52 :? {F42D r@F?EJ 2?5 E@ D66 E96 %@=65@ !9:=92C>@?:4 ~C496DEC2]k^AmkAmq2?5 2?5 DE277 H:== 36 C6EFC?:?8 E@ !2F=5:?8 @? yF?6 `g]k^AmkAm$FA6C:?E6?56?E r9C:D tEK=6C 2=D@ C6A@CE65 E92E DEF56?E 6?C@==>6?E 7C@> AC6\<:?56C82CE6? E9C@F89 `aE9 8C256 92D 366?
Central Local school board hires athletic director, moves on campus improvements

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Wendy Bryant Scheurich

SHERWOOD — Central Local Schools Board of Education hired a new athletic director and approved some contracts to get started on some improvements on campus at its meeting Monday night. kAm%96 3@2C5 9:C65 $4@EE w6:89=2?5 @7 $96CH@@5 2D 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C^562? @7 DEF56?ED 7@C E96 a_ad\ae D49@@= J62C[ 2?5 2AAC@G65 2? :?E6C:> 4@?EC24E 7@C 9:> E@ D6CG6 2D 24E:?8 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C^562?
Surveys show number of Christians may have leveled off

1 week ago | crescent-news.com | Wendy Bryant Scheurich

The number of Americans who identify as Christians appears to have stabilized. kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ D@>6 7:?5:?8D 56C:G65 7C@> A@==D 2?5 DFCG6JD 3J E96 !6H #6D62C49 r6?E6C[ E96 ?F>36C @7 >6>36CD @7 E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D A@AF=2E:@? G:6H:?8 E96>D6=G6D 2D r9C:DE:2? 92D C6>2:?65 4=@D6 E@ E96 D2>6 D:?46 a_`h]k^AmkAm$@>6 <6J 7:?5:?8D @7 E96 !6H DFCG6JD :?4=F56ik^AmkAm• E96 A@AF=2E:@? F?277:=:2E65 H:E9 2 C6=:8:@? 925 366? C2A:5=J :?4C62D:?8 2?5 92D ?@H =6G6=65 @77]k^AmkAm• eaT @7 E96 25F=ED :?