Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
By Jeff Elking
NEW BREMEN - The number of school district administrators will remain unchanged, for now.
Board members on Wednesday voted 3-2 to keep the high school principal position. Members Scott Bertke and Tom Hall voted to eliminate the position while members Shelly Busse, Doug Hall and Cory Suchland voted against the measure. [More]
By Tom Stankard
CELINA - While jogging at the Auglaize/Mercer Counties Family YMCA in Celina, Marvin Homan had his life changed forever.
Midway through his 18th lap around the track at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30, Homan, 57, of St. Henry went into cardiac arrest. From that moment onward, he said he was in a daze. [More]
The Daily Standard's Girls Basketball Dream Team
By Colin Foster
The winning has continued this season for the Minster girls basketball team with first-year varsity coach Mike Wiss on the sideline and senior Rosie Westerbeck leading the way on the court.
A little more than a week ago, Wiss and Westerbeck were named Midwest Athletic Conference Coach and Player of the Year. [More]
Obituaries on March 2nd, 2017
Michael J. Barhorst age 77 of Fort Loramie, Ohio died at 3:05 AM on March 1, 2017 at his home at Hickory Hill Lakes, Ft. Loramie, Ohio. [More]
Cheryl "Sherry" Howey, 72, Grove City, OH died 12:35 a.m. Tuesday February 21, 2017 at Mt. Carmel Medical Center in Columbus, OH. [More]
Michael T. Meiring, 36, passed away on February 23, 2017, in St. Augustine, Florida. [More]
Local pictures on March 2nd, 2017
Subscriber stories on March 2nd, 2017
CELINA - Companies and schools were among the entities affected by Wednesday's power outage.
A Dayton Power and Light Company spokesperson said lightning had struck a conductor Tuesday night during the storm and high winds on Wednesday further affected that piece of equipment.
CELINA - City officials are considering significantly increasing the daily fee it charges teams not affiliated with the recreation department or Celina City Schools to use Montgomery Field.
ST. MARYS - A hometown guy is managing the new St. Marys water plant project.
Jake Meinerding, a 2002 Memorial High School graduate, is heading up design work on the plant that is expected to be online by the fall of 2019. He spoke at Wednesday's meeting of the St. Marys Rotary Club.
CELINA - City officials are considering creating a new pool season pass to account for changing family dynamics.
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Health dept. may drop 'Celina' from title
CELINA - City council members appear to be OK with a proposal to shorten the name of the Mercer County-Celina City Health Department.
Health commissioner Amy Poor this week solicited city officials' thoughts about dropping "Celina City" from the department's name.
CELINA - Nearly 800 high school juniors from 12 local schools convened on Wednesday at Wright State University-Lake Campus to meet with business professionals about potential careers.
DAYTON - St. Henry graduate Ryan Mikesell chose the University of Dayton because he wanted to play in front of big crowds and compete for championships.
2017 State Bowling Tournament Preview
The trip to Wayne Webb's Columbus Bowl is a familiar one for the Coldwater boys' and girls' bowling teams.
Both teams return to the Division II state bowling tournament this weekend to try to bring home more hardware.