Thursday, May 9th, 2024
High winds smashed barns, ripped roofs off homes
By Daily Standard Staff
By ERIN GARDNER and ABIGAIL MILLER
newsroom@dailystandard.com
Two tornadoes touched down on Tuesday night in Mercer and Auglaize counties, resulting in massive structural damage but no injuries or fatalities, local officials confirmed.
Photo album of the event
Two funnels touched down in Mercer County with one traveling into Auglaize County. A separate funnel formed but didn't touch down in Auglaize County. [More]
Magoto's gem, Stueve's hit give Minster share of MAC title
By Tom Haines
MINSTER - Last Thursday, St. Henry did Minster a favor by knocking off Versailles, opening the door for the Wildcats to share the Midwest Athletic Conference baseball title with the Tigers.
Wednesday, the Redskins did everything they could to keep Minster from taking advantage. [More]
Obituaries on May 9th, 2024
Rita Ethel (Hein) Olberding, age 78, of N. Frankfort Street, Minster, passed aw [More]
Irene Veronica Mowen, age 92, died on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Briarwood Village, Coldwater, where she had been a resident for the past six years. [More]
Nancy Burkhart, 66, died March 11, 2024, at Advent Health in Orlando, Fla., after a short battle with leukemia. [More]
Pauline Mae Steiner, a beloved resident of Rockford, passed away peacefully on May 8, 2024, at the age of 90. [More]
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Subscriber stories on May 9th, 2024
ROCKFORD - Parkway school board members on Wednesday night voted 3-2 to pursue $96,000 in soil remediation measures to allow construction to begin on a $2.81 million athletic building.
CELINA - A 35-year-old Celina man was sentenced on Wednesday to nearly five years in prison after breaking into multiple cars and garages last spring and stealing items.
CELINA - A Tri Star teacher and his students used their machining know-how to modify 5-year-old Silas Dirksen's prosthetic right arm, giving the boy greater functionality.
ST. MARYS - School board members on Wednesday observed a moment of silence for longtime stalwart supporter Jack Lawler, who died at 91 on April 26.
CELINA - The Lake Improvement Association put the final touch on Donna Grube's career by naming her the 2024 Guardian of the Lake.
Grube was execut
CELINA - A Wapakoneta man was sentenced to probation on attempted felonious assault charges.
Dakota A. Wilges, 29, was sentenced to up to five years of community control sanctions on one count of attempted felonious assault, a third-degree felony.
CELINA - Coldwater Creek Road from Green Road to U.S. 127 will be closed for about 45 days beginning Monday for bridge replacement work, according to
Horse and Buggy Tales
Walter J. Mersman of Celina was a man of service.
Mersman came to Celina in 1900 when his father, J.B. Mersman, moved his family from Ottoville an
CELINA - It came down to one inning for each team when Celina hosted Defiance in the Western Buckeye League baseball season finale.
Celina scored
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
The start of the 2024 Western Buckeye League track and field championships was a bit rough for Celina and St. Marys, as some of the field event finals and running preliminaries took place Wednesday at Bath High School.