Obituaries: Thursday, September 19th, 2013

Flood Advisory issued August 12 at 8:10AM EDT until August 12 at 11:15AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Darke County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... Miami County in west central Ohio... Northeastern Preble County in west central Ohio... Western Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1115 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 810 AM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Troy, Piqua, Greenville, Celina, Tipp City, St. Marys, West Milton, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, Versailles, Covington, St. Henry, Arcanum, Newport, Bradford, Union City, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery and Pleasant Hill.

Flood Watch issued August 11 at 11:33PM EDT until August 12 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional thunderstorms are expected through Wednesday. Locally heavy rainfall and the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same areas are possible. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.

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Thursday, September 19th, 2013

Obituaries on September 19th, 2013

James Bollenbacher

James E. Bollenbacher, 55, Kingsman, Kan., passed away Sept. 9, 2013, at his home. [More]

Corrine Snyder-Poulson

Corrine Ann Snyder-Poulson, 87, Edgerton, died at 4:33 p.m. Sept. 17, 2013, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice. [More]

Ralph Rabe

Ralph Rabe, 93, St. Marys, died Sept. 18, 2013, in the emergency department of [More]

Stories on September 19th, 2013

Market Street project set to begin Monday

Construction being handled by local firm

CELINA - Work on the long-awaited East Market Street project is set to begin Monday, and city officials will coordinate with business owners to alleviate disruptions.

St. Marys BOE to resume talks with union

ST. MARYS - School board members will resume negotiations with classified employees after rescinding a former resolution on Wednesday for a new two-year contract.

Vintage clothing brings Civil War era alive

Program gives youth chance to see what was worn during 1860s

MINSTER - Giggles rippled through the normally quiet Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library on Wednesday afternoon as local youths came face-to-face with corsets and other Civil War-era clothing. [More]

Pair pleads guilty to starting Celina car fires

CELINA - Two area men implicated in a rash of summer car fires in Celina pleaded guilty Wednesday in Mercer County Common Pleas Court.

Ridge A. Mat

Health department to keep doing own vaccination billing

Officials opt out of joining centralized program for now

CELINA - The local health department will continue in-house billing for vaccinations instead of taking part in a new centralized plan in Columbus.

Parkway grad releases new album after close call

Parkway alumnus Don Saint-Thomas nearly lost a finger after he was bit by a spider early last year, a close-call that led the multi-instrumentalist to do some serious thinking while bedridden in the hospital for five days. [More]

Friendly coaches set for WBL clash

Celina's Trent Temple and Defiance's Jerry Buti have had a relationship on the football field that spans over 25 years.

Temple was a star defensive

QBs the focal point for New Bremen, Parkway

A pair of local football coaches that spent time on the same staff will lead teams that are looking for a quick turnaround after tough starts to the season when New Bremen (0-3) visits Parkway (1-2) on Friday night at Panther Stadium.

Sutter was a standout volleyball player for Celina

Last Curtain Call

Bombarded with a seemingly endless onslaught of wedgies, wet willies and danging lines of spit trickling toward her face, Amy Sutter didn't have much of a choice but to learn to fight at an early age.

Bulldogs finish third at Defiance

Local Roundup

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Celina's girls golf team finished third at the Western Buckeye League tournament held on Wednesday morning at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Defiance.

This Week In Football

The Daily Standard's Weekly Football Preview Page

This Week's Questions:
1. Will Coldwater make it two shutouts in a row?

The Cavaliers had back-to-back shutouts last year on two separate occasions and are looking to do it again early this season.

Darland has eyes on USAC title

Dave Darland finds himself in a familiar position.

The United States Auto Club (USAC) veteran is in another tight points battle for the Amsoil USAC Sprint Car Series championship and he is hoping it does not have an all-to-familiar ending.

Local pictures on September 19th, 2013

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