Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 12:42PM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 17 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cold wind chill will occur late tonight into Sunday morning.
Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 12:40PM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Delaware, Union, Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Miami, and Shelby Counties.
* WHEN...Until 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
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Freeman defeats incumbent McKirnan
By Claire Giesige
CELINA - A former Celina assistant police chief bested the incumbent for the Republican nomination to be Mercer County Clerk of Courts.
Calvin Freeman, 60, of Celina, received 4,651 votes, 53 percent of those cast. He retired last year from the Celina Police Department after 34 years of service and now works as a Coldwater officer. [More]
Gelhaus, Cardinals gain 'elite' status
By Colin Foster
It's been a sweet season to this point for Fort Recovery alum Wade Gelhaus and the Saginaw Valley State University men's basketball team.
It went from sweet to elite on Tuesday night.
The Cardinals punched their ticket to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight with a 63-61 victory over Ferris State in Tuesday's Midwest regional championship at Tarble Arena in Kenosha, Wis. [More]
Obituaries on March 16th, 2016
Emogene Hecht
Emogene Hecht, 94, Saint Marys, Ohio, died 11:25 P.M. Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Laurels of Shane Hill Nursing Home. [More]
Esther Hecht
Esther L. Hecht, 81, of Bonita Springs, FL, passed away on March 14, 2016.
She was born in Mercer County, OH on August 26, 1934. [More]
Florence Hartke-Weeks
Florence C. Hartke-Weeks, age 92, formerly of Carthagena, died Tuesday, March 15 at Celina Manor. [More]
Local pictures on March 16th, 2016
Subscriber stories on March 16th, 2016
Voter turnout up, but less than anticipated
By WILLIAM KINCAID
and JARED MAUCH
newsdept@dailystandard.com
Local election officials were a bit disappointed with the lower-than-anticipated turnout for the highly contested presidential primary on Tuesday but noted the casting and tabulation of ballots went, for the most part, smoothly.
Huffman tops Adams in Ohio Senate primary
Matt Huffman of Lima defeated Celina native John Adams on Tuesday for the Republican party's nomination for Ohio's 12th Senate District. Both men left the Ohio House after 2014 due to term limits.
Regula secures nod for Auglaize commissioner
WAPAKONETA - Incumbent Don Regula on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for an Auglaize County commissioner seat in the November election.
Regu
Garrett wins Democratic primary in 4th District
Janet Garrett of Oberlin claimed victory on Tuesday in the Democratic primary for Ohio's 4th U.S. Congressional District.
She moves on to the gener
Zimmerman gains Republican nomination for court of appeals
A Mercer County assistant prosecutor lost her bid for the Republican nomination for a position on the Third District Court of Appeals.
William R. Z
Coldwater voters approve school levy
Two Mercer County liquor issues OK'd
Voters on Tuesday approved ballot items affecting Coldwater Exempted Village Schools and Dublin Township, according to unofficial vote totals.
An e
Court of appeals rejects former Fort teacher's bid for post-conviction relief
CELINA - A former Fort Recovery schools teacher and coach convicted of sexual battery involving a student has had another appeal denied.
Christophe
Fort Recovery school board informed kindergarten class size expected to rise
FORT RECOVERY - Class size should rebound in the district, based on the number of children signed up for kindergarten screening.
Elementary princi
Bomb threat reported at St. Marys school
ST. MARYS - A search of the intermediate school found no dangerous devices after a bomb threat was reported Tuesday afternoon.
St. Marys police off
Minster council OKs purchasing vehicles, discusses proposed replatting
MINSTER - Village council members Tuesday night approved purchasing three vehicles through a state program.
The vehicles are a 2016 Ford Expedition SUV, a 2016 Freightliner dump truck and a 2016 Ford flatbed truck that will be used by village personnel.
Biggby Coffee shop opening in St. Marys
ST. MARYS - A Biggby Coffee shop is coming to the area to help residents "B Happy."
Set to open Tuesday, the St. Marys location at 488 Fortman Drive of the growing coffee franchise is owned by Jonathon Sell and his mother, Constance.
Cavs' Brunet earns honors
Divisions II and III All-Ohio Boys Basketball
Coldwater's Andy Brunet earned honorable mention All-Ohio honors in the Associated Press Division III state honors list released Tuesday.
Brunet, the MAC co-Player of the Year, averaged 16.3 points and 13.2 rebounds per game this season.
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