One Year Ago
• Kay Ahten of Delphos is among eight local 2012 Jefferson Award winners who hope to be chosen to attend the National Jefferson Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C in June. Judges selected eight individuals from 46 nominations submitted for the prestigious national public service award.

25 Years Ago — 1988
• St. John’s senior forward Mike Williams was selected Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the second straight season in voting by league coaches. Williams, 6-foot-2, averaged 20.5 points. He scored his 1,000th point earlier in the season. Williams is the only St. John’s player on the all-conference first team.

• Girl Scout Troop 209 top cookie sellers are Melanie Martin, Crystal Sherrick and Chrissy Shumaker. Sherrick has been top cookie seller for Delphos in all age groups for the past two years. Among activities honoring scouts was a mother-daughter tea Sunday at St. John’s Annex.