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CELINA — Cory Eischen, 40, of rural Celina, was sentenced to 15 years to life Tuesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court in the death of 4-year-old Jaxxon Baker in September of 2016.
Eischen pleaded guilty to several counts, including murder, child endangering and domestic violence. Prosecutors agreed to drop six charges, including aggravated murder, in exchange for the guilty pleas. That allowed Eischen to avoid a possible death penalty.
Eischen will have to serve the minimum of 15 years before he would be eligible for a parole hearing.

ORANGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts agricultural festival already known for its sustainable practices is taking it one step further this year by collecting and recycling human urine.
Organizers of the North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival tell The Telegram & Gazette the urine will eventually fertilize hay in the field in Orange on which the event is held.

LIMA — Shelter from the Storm, a depression and bi-polar support group for individuals, family or friends will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday evenings, at the First Edition Building in Delphos.

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LIMA — The Johnny Appleseed Parks will be hosting its Walking Thru Autumn Hiking series beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Ottawa Metro Park, 2632 Ada Road, Lima. Pre-register by calling 419-221-1232.
Hand-made walking sticks are available for purchase at $10. If participants walk in six out of the eight hikes, they are eligible to receive a Metro Parks hiking medallion.
The public is welcome to join in for any of the hikes but will not be eligible for a medallion.
Sept. 9: Ottawa Metro Park, 2632 Ada Road, Lima

CHICAGO — Jose Ramirez hit two more homers, Austin Jackson also connected and the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 on Tuesday night for their 13th straight victory, the longest run by a major league team this season.
Danny Salazar got just two outs in his return from right elbow inflammation, but Cleveland’s deep bullpen took over from there. Seven relievers combined for 8 1/3 scoreless innings as the Indians moved within one of their franchise-record 14-game win streak last year.

Jean Twenge had never seen anything like it. The San Diego State University professor in personality psychology had been studying generational differences for 25 years, since she was a 22-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan. Her research had generated more than 120 scientific publications.
In 2012, when the proportion of Americans who own smartphones surpassed 50 percent, she noticed abrupt changes in teen behavior and emotional states.

News that a suspected serial killer once said he wanted to “kill all white people” is naturally going to get attention all over the world.
But it will get less notice than it should that 22-year-old Fredrick Demond Scott, who is suspected of fatally shooting five middle-aged white Kansas City men out of nowhere, had for years exhibited the symptoms of schizophrenia.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — The most powerful Atlantic Ocean hurricane in recorded history bore down on the islands of the northeast Caribbean on Tuesday night, following a path predicted to then rake Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before possibly heading for Florida over the weekend.

LIMA — Medalist Kacey Meyer shot a 49 in leading Allen East to a victory in a Tuesday girls golf match against Delphos Jefferson and Lima Senior at the par 35 Lost Creek Golfers Club.
The Mustangs finished with a team total of 213 followed by Jefferson (232) and the Spartans (255). Halee Mattevi (51), Sydney Miller (51) and Kayla LaRotonda (62) also contributed to the winning score. Jefferson’s Sydnie McGue (54) and Lima Senior’s Nakaya Sigman (57) had the low rounds for their respective schools.
Lexington 173, Shawnee 179

AP Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Alabama (60) 1-0 1524 1
2. Ohio St. (1) 1-0 1445 2
3. Clemson 1-0 1317 5
4. Penn St. 1-0 1303 6
5. Oklahoma 1-0 1253 7
6. Southern Cal 1-0 1224 4
7. Washington 1-0 1083 8
8. Michigan 1-0 1051 11
9. Wisconsin 1-0 979 9