Special Weather Statement issued February 22 at 11:02AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
Snow showers will continue this afternoon into the evening hours. Slick spots may develop on roads tonight as temperatures drop and northwest winds gust from 20 to 30 mph. Coverage of snow showers is expected to decrease overnight before ending Monday morning. Most the area will see an accumulation of one-half inch to 2 inches. Visibility will be restricted at times in the heavier showers.
Roadways may become slick. If traveling, be alert, slow down and allow extra time to reach your destination.
Today 32° Today 32° light 21° 21° chance Tomorrow 29° Tomorrow 29° slight chance 17° 17°
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
By Jared Mauch
ST. MARYS - A 14-year-old girl died at Joint Township District Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered in a hit-and-run accident on county Road 33A on Wednesday evening.
The St. Marys girl was walking in the eastbound lane at 10:41 p.m. near Barrington Road when she was struck from behind by an unidentified dark-colored pickup truck. The truck continued eastbound without stopping, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol news release. [More]
By Claire Giesige
Summertime opens a variety of camps to children, but one area camp has a unique mission: to help grieving children heal.
Camp Encourage is entering its 15th year. Formerly known as Camp BEARable, it takes a new name as part of a rebranding within its sponsor agency, State of the Heart Care, which now offers palliative as well as hospice care. [More]
Obituaries on June 9th, 2016
Alvera E. Schmitz, 87, New Weston, Ohio, died on June 7, 2016 in St. Paul, MN. [More]
Wilbert G. Reier, age 93, of St. Henry, died June 8, 2016 at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater. [More]
Mary Jean Thomas, 55, died on May 17, 2016.
A celebration of life in her memo [More]
Local pictures on June 9th, 2016
Subscriber stories on June 9th, 2016
CELINA - The proposed Tri Star 2.0 building now has a location, assuming the levy passes.
Celina City Schools board members at a special meeting W
CELINA - Local restaurant inspection results should be available soon on the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department website.
The department has gone paperless with inspections, director of environmental health Michelle Kimmel said at Wednesday's health board meeting.
CELINA - Learning the basics of self-defense and having an emergency action plan can save a life.
That is why the Mercer County Sheriff's Office is teaming up with a local safety instructor to host a free "Refuse To Be A Victim" class from 9 a.m.-noon June 18.
CINCINNATI - The 2016 Bunbury Festival, a three-day music extravaganza held on the banks of the Ohio River last weekend, can best be summed up in a few words: richly soulful.
The Daily Standard's Softball Dream Team
The numbers speak for themselves.
Ten home runs, 59 runs batted in, a .632 batting average and only two strikeouts in 76 at-bats.
That's the stat line for Parkway's Haley Hawk, The Daily Standard's Softball Player of the Year.
Curtain Call
Less than a week after the end of the 2016 high school baseball season, plenty of buzz is still in the air after another successful season for the Midwest Athletic Conference.
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Grand Lake had scored three times in the eighth inning to break open its lead on Lorain County and then added four more in the ninth to complete the home-and-home sweep of the Ironmen with an 11-3 win on Thursday night at the Pipeyard in Lorain.