FORT RECOVERY - Fort Recovery councilors learned this week that a plan to overhaul the village's wastewater treatment system has been put on hold pending further testing.
Instead, village administrator Aaron Rengers said Monday he thinks the next best step would be to conduct a flow study of the village lagoons. [More]
Joanne L. Eversman, 92, of 09516 County Road 66A, New Bremen, Ohio 45869, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, May 29th, 2026. [More]
Martha Kay Horton, 79, of Saint Marys, Ohio, died suddenly at 9:36 A.M. Friday, June 12, 2026, at the Grand Lake Health System Family Practice in Maria Stein. [More]
CELINA - Looking to keep a good thing going, Mercer County Commissioners once again gave their blessing to an annual program that furnishes children from families in need with new shoes and clothing for the new school year.
CELINA - The Mercer County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suicide attempt by an unidentified male inmate in the adult detention center on Monday afternoon.
The staff of The Daily Standard was awarded second place for Best Deadline Reporting for their team coverage in 2025 of the bird flu epidemic, the fire at St. John the Baptist church and the collapse of a building in St. Marys.
Steinke tosses shutout as Minster beats Fort Recovery
MINSTER - Winning baseball starts with pitching, and that point was emphatically made Monday night in Minster's ACME game against Fort Recovery. Gavin Steinke threw a complete game three-hitter and helped the Wildcats beat the Indians 5-0 to open the week with a win.
The Grand Lake Mariners swept the opening weekly awards from the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League after going 5-1 to raise their record to 8-1 on the summer.
MINSTER - Minster's Francis J. Stallo Memorial Library will soon be modernized with a renovation that's set to add a coffee bar, gathering spaces, a children's discovery area and more.
The renovations were announced on June 1 on the Auglaize County Public Library Facebook page. It will be the library's first renovation since 2003. [More]
After they dropped their first game of the season on Friday, Grand Lake more than made up for it with a weekend sweep against the Muskegon Clippers at Marsh Field in Michigan.
Great and gritty performances highlight this year's Daily Standard Softball Dream Team.
Parkway senior shortstop Brittyn Bruns earned this year's Position Player of the Year after leading the area in batting average and dominated at the plate.
Celina junior Lilly Gonzlaez took over the main pitching chores early in the season due to injury and helped the Bulldogs not only retain their Western Buckeye League title, but also reach the district finals, earning her Pitcher of the Year. [More]
CELINA - With just a bit of clay, a pinch of fresh air and a whole lot of creativity, about 15 kids created colorful pins this week in the Coldwater Memorial Park to celebrate the United States' upcoming 250th birthday.
CELINA - No one was injured in Thursday night's wind storm, though several commercial and residential structures, along with numerous power lines throughout Celina and portions of northern Mercer County sustained damage.
St. Henry loses early lead, falls to defending champs Berlin Hiland
By Joe Schatz
AKRON - Facing a juggernaut in the postseason is nothing new to St. Henry, and after three innings and a 2-0 lead, it looked as if the Redskins would pull one more stunner over three-time defending champions Berlin Hiland in Thursday's Division VI state baseball semifinal at 7 17 Credit Union Park in Akron. [More]
MINSTER - After about a year and a half of planning and discussion, Minster Board of Education members this week heard their proposed land swap with the village was greenlit by the National Park Service.
CELINA - The Celina Planning Commission on Thursday night unanimously recommended in favor of rezoning a property at 1800 Industrial Drive as M-1, manufacturing, to facilitate Cooper Farms' plans to operate a food processing plant.
CHICKASAW - Although the Chickasaw Village Council lacked a quorum Wednesday night to approve legislation, there was no shortage of debate when a local couple spoke out against councilors' preliminary investigation of a possible sidewalk project on State Route 716 on the south side of the village.
CELINA - A local sex offender was sentenced to six months in jail this week in Mercer County Common Pleas Court after failing to notify authorities of a change in address as required.
