Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 | The Daily Standard

Flood Advisory issued July 11 at 3:58PM EDT until July 11 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...The following counties, in west central Ohio, Auglaize, Darke, Mercer and Shelby.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 356 PM EDT, radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Fort Loramie, New Bremen, Minster, Newport, New Knoxville, Russia, Osgood, Willowdell, Chickasaw, Kettlersville, Yorkshire, Lake Loramie State Park, Egypt, Maria Stein, Mccartyville and Houston.

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Wednesday, July 19th, 2017

Local crash victim dies

Officials probing accident

By Sydney Albert

CELINA - A multi-vehicle crash that occurred at 8:17 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of State Route 29 and State Route 118/Burkettsville-St. Henry Road claimed the life of a St. Marys man.

Charles W. Ward, 57, was pronounced dead at Mercer County Community Hospital, Coldwater, from injuries sustained in the accident, according to a news release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office. [More]

Obituaries on July 19th, 2017

Mary Cosgrove

Mary Cosgrove, age 51 of Grove City, died peacefully in her sleep on July 13th at home. [More]

Charles Ward

Charles William Ward, 57, St. Marys, died on July 18, 2017, from injuries susta [More]

Local pictures on July 19th, 2017

Subscriber stories on July 19th, 2017

Hard to ID algae-linked illnesses, official says

CELINA - A state environmental expert said it's difficult to link illnesses to exposure to algal toxins due to the lack of a direct test.

"It's bee

Assessments considered for delinquent water bills

Rockford

ROCKFORD - Council members on Tuesday gave first reading of an ordinance to levy assessments of delinquent water bills.

According to the ordinan

Brief power outage hits city during test

CELINA - A routine test of electrical equipment by city crews led to a roughly 15-minute power outage on Tuesday afternoon, according to mayor Jeff H

Making wellness a way of life

New store aims to make foods, supplements more accessible

ST. HENRY - Sara Everman hopes that her new shop, Sano Nutrition and Wellness, will make healthy foods and dietary supplements more accessible locally.

NASCAR trucks take to the dirt for practice time

ROSSBURG - Tuesday night was a busy night for Stewart Friesen at Eldora Speedway. The Super Dirt Car Big Block Modified veteran not only competed in

North wins GLSCL All-Star Game

Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry

The North scored five times in the top of the sixth to take the lead for good and then held on for a 10-7 win over t

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