By the time Archbishop Alter and Purcell Marian high schools reached their respective girls basketball state tournament finals on March 12, they were ready to make a statement. In Division II, Alter left no doubt with a 54- 38 victory over Thornville Sheridan, while in Division III, Purcell Marian dispatched …

Photos by Jeff Unroe

Story and photos by Jeff Unroe. The dedication ceremony began at 6:30 p.m. on September 6, and featured the traditional pregame performance by the Marching Patriots, an address from Carroll Principal Matt Sableski, a blessing of the field by Father Ethan Moore, and a ceremonial ringing of the Victory Bell …

Story by John Stegeman • photos by Jeff Unroe Early on Aug. 4, a gunman killed nine people and wounded 30 other. Responding immediately, police shot and killed the shooter in Dayton’s Oregon Historic District. In the days before the shooting, however, it was a very different scene. Music drifted …