Extreme Heat Warning issued June 30 at 12:15PM EDT until July 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values up to 107.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2020
Officials hope wetlands stanch blue-green algae
By Sydney Albert
ST. MARYS - A group of scientists has begun testing another technique to clean up the water in the experimental Grand Lake St. Marys State Park West Beach area.
Officials from the Wright State University-Lake Campus, the Lake Restoration Commission and Ohio State University placed four floating wetlands in the water to see if they can remove the nutrients that feed the harmful algae. Professor Stephen Jacquemin and a graduate student placed the floating wetlands in the beach area on Tuesday. [More]
Obituaries on July 29th, 2020
Lucy Victoria Beckstedt, age 84, of Celina, Ohio passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020 at the Briarwood Village Nursing Home, in Coldwater. [More]
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Subscriber stories on July 29th, 2020
CELINA - In a refreshing change of pace, no new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mercer County on Tuesday, maintaining the county's number of cases at 452.
By AMY KRONENBERGER
and WILLIAM KINCAID
newsdept@dailystandard.com
Local fair officials are scrambling for answers after Gov. Mike DeWine on
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners on Tuesday awarded nearly $1.5 million in contracts for two major roadway projects.
Commissioners accepted the
MENDON - Village council members met briefly on Tuesday evening and approved a motion to seek bids for a used bucket truck.
Street commissioner Ran