Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne and Ohio, including the following counties, Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hardin, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Preble, Ross, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the region Saturday into Saturday night. Given the saturated ground, additional heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding.

Flood Watch issued August 14 at 2:57PM EDT until August 16 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

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Friday, August 14th, 2026

Built for the whole district

Community gets look at new Marion Local building

By Abigail Miller

MARIA STEIN - Folks from Marion Local Schools' past, present and future celebrated the long-awaited opening of the district's new middle school Thursday night with a ceremony, ribbon cutting and self-guided tours.

Located north of the existing [More]

Marion-Chickasaw bike path proposed

By Tom Millhouse

CHICKASAW - Two local members of a committee working to extend the bike path from Maria Stein to Chickasaw and other communities briefed Chickasaw village councilors Wednesday on the focus of the project.

Julia Everman and Marianne Bruns, members of the Greenway Gala committee, met with the council in hopes of securing future cooperation on the recreation improvement proposal. [More]

Obituaries on August 14th, 2026

Marvin Koeper

Marvin Levi Koeper, 88, of St. Marys, OH passed away peacefully at 5:58 a.m. on [More]

Maurice Williams

Maurice Lee Williams, age 99, of Rockford, passed away peacefully on Thursday, [More]

Eve Compton

On August 13, 2026 at 7:07 am, Our Lord and Savior called Eve Rochelle (Finke) [More]

Marjorie Heppeard

Marjorie Heppeard, 88, of Mendon, Ohio, died 2:45 A.M. Thursday, August 13, 202 [More]

Barbara Wade

Barbara A. Wade, age 87, of Celina, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August [More]

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Parkway rescinds treasurer retirement

ROCKFORD - Parkway Local Schools board members approved rescinding the resignation of the district's longtime former treasurer during the regular board of education meeting Wednesday, a move the ex-employee said she was unaware of until hearing about it from The Daily Standard.

Let's go Lego!

CELINA - Curious kiddos flocked to the Commercial Building at the Mercer County Fairgrounds to take a break from the festivities of the first day of the Mercer County Fair by playing with Lego blocks.

Auglaize court hands down several indictments

CELINA - Several people were indicted in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court this week on charges related to fleeing and eluding, drugs, witness intimidation and theft.

Redskins get past Tigers

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Cooper LaGuire and Jonah Dilbone came away with matching 37s to lead St. Henry to a 155-157 win over Versailles in Midwest Athletic Conference boys golf action at the Mercer County Elks.

Grand Lake Fishing Report

Rain good for lake levels

Good day everyone. I hope everyone is staying dry.

Our weather system has been a little angry as of late and posing challenges to our community. Even though the weather is causing havoc, there are some positives to take away from it.

Johnson wins PBA event in Delphos

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

AJ Johnson won two close games to capture the PBA Central Region Dave and Diane Kill Open on Thursday at the Delphos Recreation Center, the second stop on the Western Ohio swing that started last weekend in Minster.

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Mercer County Fair Swine Showmanship

Celina Boys Golf Invitational

127 Yard Sale

Auglaize County Fair Beef Showmanship Competition

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Friday, August 14

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Friday, August 14

Today In History

Today in History: August 14, FDR signs Social Security Act

Today in History: August 13, East Germany closes Berlin border

Today in History: August 12, Charlottesville car attack

Thursday, August 13th, 2026

Mercer County takes over at Lakefield Airport

By William Kincaid

CELINA - The Lakefield Airport Authority has been dissolved, and the ownership and operation of the Lakefield Airport has reverted to Mercer County under the control of the Mercer County Commissioners.

Mercer County Common Pleas Judge Matthew Fox issued the order of dissolution on July 27, ruling in favor of a a petition filed by the Lakefield Airport Authority. [More]

Obituaries on August 13th, 2026

Marjorie Fleck

Marjorie (Heuing) Fleck, age 83, of St. Sebastian, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at Briarwood Village, Coldwater. [More]

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Cyclosporiasis winds down in Mercer County

County had 19 cases in June, July

CELINA - Mercer County Health District board members this week learned from an agency official that the county's outbreak of cyclosporiasis is winding down.

'Keeps raining all the time'

Stormy weather soaks area, cancels events

CELINA - The National Weather Service issued a flood watch and warning for Mercer and Auglaize counties Wednesday amid severe storms that raked much of the Midwest and unleashed high winds, heavy rains and flash flooding across southern Ohio.

NK inks deal for St. Marys Street work

NEW KNOXVILLE - Village council members in New Knoxville on Wednesday approved an emergency ordinance authorizing village administrator Larry Kellermeyer to enter into a $141,131.37 contract with Hohenbrink Excavating LLC for the St. Marys Street Improvement Project.

Oktoberfest announces annual button designer

MINSTER - The Minster Oktoberfest Button Haus Wednesday announced that Liz Boeckman has been selected as the winner of this year's official Minster O

St. Marys hospital opens rehab garden

ST. MARYS - Grand Lake Health System held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for its new Pediatric Sensory Garden, a thoughtfully designed outdoor space created to support healing, learning and play for children receiving rehabilitation services.

Horse & Buggy Tales

Make the fair an occasion for revival

Aug. 9-14 [1958] will mark the 106th offering of the Mercer County Fair, for the pleasure of our citizens.

Actually it provides much more than pleasure, for that is a byproduct of each of the varied interests and projects that are presented by the Mercer County Fair Board.

Cardinals third in Arlington

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

Nineteen teams braved the elements to compete at the Woodmore Girls Golf Invitational on Wednesday at Sycamore Springs in Arlington.

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Wednesday, August 12th, 2026

Builders earn their reward

Linus and Rick Hartings among first inductees into Ohio High School Bowling Coaches Hall of Fame

By Gary R. Rasberry

COLDWATER - Just over 25 years ago, a mission began to make bowling a high school sport in Ohio in the same vein as football and basketball.

The task took time, but now, bowling is a sanctioned sport that is growing, with many schools sponsoring teams. [More]

Obituaries on August 12th, 2026

Nancy Pleiman

Nancy Ann (Hoying) Pleiman, age 78, of Wright Puthoff Road, Anna, Ohio, passed [More]

Harold Franck

Harold "Hal" Franck, 82, of Powell, passed away on 8/7/2026, surrounded by his loving family. [More]

Thomas Lefeld

Thomas J. Lefeld, age 78, of St. Henry, died on Monday, August 10, 2026, at St. Rita's Hospital in Lima. [More]

Terry Gehm

Terry Lee Gehm, 82, died Aug. 7, 2026.

A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. [More]

Barbara Murphy

Barbara (Horine) Murphy, age 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 6:50 p.m. at Divine of Shane Hill in Rockford, Ohio. [More]

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Coldwater BOE hears healthy 5-year financial forecast

COLDWATER - Coldwater Exempted Village Schools is on solid financial footing for the next few years according to a five-year forecast presented by treasurer Jenn McCoy at Tuesday night's regular school board meeting.

Worried about vaccine changes?

There aren't any yet, experts say

WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County Board of Health members Tuesday learned a presidential executive order signed this week calling for the spacing out of childhood vaccines will have no effect on local recommendations for the time being.

Alert sirens sound after funnel cloud sightings

MERCER COUNTY - The Mercer County Emergency Management Agency said it sounded outdoor warning sirens Tuesday morning based on ground reports of forming funnel clouds, citing an abundance of caution, even though the National Weather Service had not issued a tornado warning at the time.

Minster to work with G-M on facility plans

MINSTER - Minster Local Schools Board of Education members this week approved an agreement with a local architectural firm to begin planning for future facility needs.

Siegrist-Jutte closes for bridge work

Mercer County Engineer Jim Wiechart announced Monday that, contingent upon weather conditions, Jutte Excavating plans to start construction work this week for the bridge replacement on Siegrist-Jutte Road between State Route 49 and Wabash Road in Washington/Recovery Township.

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Tuesday, August 11th, 2026

Jordan visits Celina

Supports Trump on Iran, local input on data centers

By William Kincaid

CELINA - U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, voiced support for President Donald Trump's handling of the war with Iran and stressed the importance of involving local communities with the development of data centers in Ohio during a stop in Celina Monday afternoon. [More]

Celina woman earns top ranking in Brazilian jiu-jitsu

From staff reports

CELINA - Celina resident Zoey Tracy, 20, is making a name for herself in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Tracy represents Brazuca USA Martial Arts Academy in Celina and competes as a member of The Match Champ (TMC) Team. Despite having trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu for just over 20 months, she has already achieved an impressive milestone on the international competition scene. [More]

Obituaries on August 11th, 2026

Hans Rehrmann

Hans Theodor Rehrmann, age 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at his residence in Celina, with his family. [More]

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Celina to look at tax abatements for home building

CELINA - Celina City council is once again opening up the discussion on whether to grant residential tax abatements to help spur housing development in the city.

Wild cat solution may rest with state

NEW BREMEN - Three residents spoke at Monday's New Bremen Village Council meeting to continue last meeting's discussion about the widespread issue of feral cats.

St. Marys to bid McKinley/Spruce project

ST. MARYS - St. Marys City councilors this week gave officials the go ahead to accept bids for an upcoming street improvement project at the intersection of McKinley Road and Spruce Street.

St. Henry proceeds with e-bike, scooter rules

ST. HENRY - Village council members in St. Henry heard second reading of an ordinance regulating e-bikes and other personal conveyance vehicles within the village during their regular meeting Monday night.

Coldwater council studies e-bike safety questions

COLDWATER - Coldwater village councilors heard a report from the safety committee at Monday night's regular meeting, following up on the issue of kids and motorized devices that was brought to the council's attention by Steve Hennessey at its July 13 regular meeting.

Monday Sweep

St. Henry defeats Marion in boys and girls MAC golf

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The Mercer County Elks was busy on Monday with golf action, including the opener of Midwest Athletic Conference play for both the St. Henry and Marion Local boys and girls teams.

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• 2 Legislation
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• 2 Public Sale
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