Thursday, June 29th, 2023 | The Daily Standard

Flood Watch issued September 21 at 1:43AM EDT until September 21 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ripley, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Additional showers and thunderstorms will move across the area this morning. Locally heavy rain is possible and with the ground saturated from earlier rainfall, this additional rain could lead to flash flooding.

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Thursday, June 29th, 2023

17 dogs dumped in Mercer

By Leslie Gartrell

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - More than a dozen golden retriever puppies and two adults were abandoned in Mercer County on Sunday night, continuing a worrisome trend of dumped dogs in and around Mercer County.

Including the most recent abandonment, more than 50 puppies and dogs have been dumped near Celina and the surrounding area since October, according to a Daily Standard estimate. [More]

Obituaries on June 29th, 2023

Rosemarie Vantilburg

Rosemarie Vantilburg, age 80, of Celina, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]

Local pictures on June 29th, 2023

Subscriber stories on June 29th, 2023

Prosecutor: Man raped girlfriend, caused fatal overdose

CELINA - The trial for a Celina man accused of giving a fatal dose of fentanyl to his cognitively disabled live-in girlfriend and then raping her began on Wednesday.

MED group accepts $1M donation

COLDWATER - A recent $1 million donation to the MED Foundation of Mercer Health will be used for an extensive renovation project at the Mercer Health's Childbirth Center.

Redskins, Flyers survive

St. Henry holds off Celina, Marion Local eliminates Parkway

COLDWATER - Marion Local and St. Henry live to play another day in the Mercer County ACME baseball sectionals.

Marion beat Parkway 2-0 in the opene

Mariner rally falls short

CELINA - Wednesday night at Montgomery Field was a lot like a home run derby.

All but one of the runs scored by Grand Lake and Royal Oak came via the longball.

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