Thursday, June 11th, 2015
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - School officials may add assistant coaches for three high school varsity teams to boost athlete safety.
St. Marys school board members Wednesday night approved a motion to have its athletic committee look into hiring paid assistant coaches for the boys and girls soccer teams and the girls volleyball team. [More]
By Gary R. Rasberry
CELINA - Grand Lake rebounded from an extra-inning loss on Tuesday night with an 8-6 win over Hamilton to split the two-game series between the teams on Wednesday at Montgomery Field.
The Mariners (4-1) had to rally twice against the Joes in the game and the two insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth proved to become very necessary as the Joes scored two runs in the top of the ninth and had the go-ahead run on first base when the game ended. [More]
Obituaries on June 11th, 2015
"Hopper" (Murlin) Barber was born February 26, 1928 in the small town of Post, [More]
Michael J. Hardin, 56, Troy, Ohio, died 6:53 A.M. Monday, June 8, 2015, at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton. [More]
Marlene McEldowney Zumberger, age 80 passed away after a long illness, June 8, 2015, at Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy, Ohio. [More]
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CELINA - Former city police chief Dave Slusser is asking a Lima appeals court to overturn a local court's decision in August that rejected his appeal to get reinstated based on untimely filing.
CELINA - The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency this summer will begin the first St. Marys River Watershed water quality study since 1991.
The agency will study the watershed in Auglaize, Mercer, Shelby and Van Wert counties.
CELINA - Police are investigating overnight break-ins at two restaurants in town.
According to Celina Police Chief Tom Wale, someone broke through the front doors at China Wok, 1107 N. Main St., and Padrone's Pizza, 615 Grand Lake Road.
HUBER HEIGHTS - Shake, rattle and roll!
For a few riveting hours last week at The Rose Music Center, pop music's old school was called back into session with the prurient swing of rockabilly and the blues-inflected rush of rock 'n' roll.
The Daily Standard's Baseball Dream Team
After a milestone season in 2014, expectations were high for the Fort Recovery baseball team.
The Indians lived up to those expectations and then some, advancing to the state semifinals for the first time in over 60 years.
Hopes to restore success at alma mater
Katie (Harlamert) Berno enjoyed a lot of success while playing softball for Coldwater in the early 2000s.
She's hoping her players will experience the same thing in the upcoming years.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Coldwater took the lead in the second inning and never looked back in Wednesday's 13-3 five-inning ACME win against Greenville GTI in Greenville. The Cavaliers improve to 4-0 going into a big Mercer County circuit game at Veterans Field against Celina.