Flood Advisory issued September 5 at 10:03AM EDT until September 5 at 12:45PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Western Auglaize County in west central Ohio... Mercer County in west central Ohio... North Central Shelby County in west central Ohio...
* WHEN...Until 1245 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1003 AM EDT, radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Celina, St. Marys, Coldwater, New Bremen, Minster, St. Henry, Rockford, New Knoxville, Wabash, Mendon, Chickasaw, Montezuma, Tama, Neptune, Carthagena, Bulkhead, Maria Stein, State Route 116 at State Route 197 and Chattanooga.
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Saturday, July 5th, 2025
By William Kincaid
  CELINA - Executives of local health care systems believe the federal tax and spending bill will inflict damage to their industry but said it's just too early to calculate the impending fallout in precise dollars and cents.
Still, neither Mercer Health nor Joint Township District Memorial Hospital indicated any immediate plans to close facilities or cut staff in statements made to The Daily Standard, stressing they will continue to provide the best care possible to their patients. [More]
Obituaries on July 5th, 2025
Veronica Ann "Ronnie" Gehle, age 79 of Celina, Ohio passed away on Monday, June 30, 2025 at the Gardens at Celina. [More]
Edward (Ed) Jeffries, age 93 of Celina, passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025 at the Celina Manor. [More]
Local pictures on July 5th, 2025
Subscriber stories on July 5th, 2025
CELINA - A 62-year-old Coldwater man was airlifted to St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima and three others, including two children, were taken by squad to a local hospital following a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon at the intersection of U.S. Route 127 and State Route 219.
ACME Baseball District 4 Tournament
St. Henry wins district, advances to state
ST. HENRY - St. Henry was in no mood to play two games on Thursday night.
The Redskins rallied from a 5-2 deficit to take an 8-7 lead after six inn
CELINA - Cason Bennett's debut as a Grand Lake Mariner was as good as it could get.
But the bullpen was unable to make it a victorious one.
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