Extreme Heat Watch issued June 20 at 3:15AM EDT until June 24 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 104 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Consecutive days of excessive heat and humidity combined with very warm low temperatures can be especially hazardous as the overnight hours provide little relief from the heat. The heat may continue into Wednesday.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - A St. Marys couple was named the recipient of the next Lots for Soldiers house.
"We're overwhelmed," a smiling yet teary-eyed Tasha Stoker said while standing alongside her husband, Corey Stoker, at the annual Lots for Soldiers Duck Races fundraiser at Bayview Pub on a snowy Saturday afternoon. [More]
St. Marys claimed Grand Lake bowling bragging rights by sweeping Celina in Western Buckeye League matches on Saturday at Varsity Lanes in St. Marys.
The Roughrider girls improved to 7-1 in league play and handed the Bulldogs their first league loss by a score of 2,465-2,252. St. Marys held a 164-pin advantage after regulation game play and then held off Celina in the baker games. [More]
WILLIAM KINCAID and TOM STANKARD
newsdept@dailystandard.com
Elections officials in Mercer and Auglaize counties have fortified elections systems that have been designated critical infrastructure by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
CELINA - Mayor Jeff Hazel touted the city's strong financial standing in a speech to Grand Lake Rotarians, crediting annually balanced budgets and revenue surpluses to a disciplined, business-minded style of governance.
People from the basketball world and beyond reacted to the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
