Saturday, August 8th, 2020 | The Daily Standard

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.

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Saturday, August 8th, 2020

Bicyclist struck, killed

From staff reports

ROCKFORD - A Rockford man riding a recumbent bicycle along State Route 118 was killed on Friday afternoon when a pickup truck reportedly struck him from behind.

First responders were called to the scene on State Route 118, just north of Purdy Road, at about 1:04 p.m. [More]

OHSAA to trim football season

By Colin Foster

Will pigskin be played during the pandemic?

If there is a season, it will be a condensed version.

Following a recommendation this week from the governor's office to shorten the season due to concerns that COVID-19 may spike in early winter, the Ohio High School Athletic Association announced that if high school football games are approved by the Gov. Mike DeWine, all teams will enter the playoffs beginning Oct. 9 and the state championship games will be played no later than Nov. 21. [More]

Obituaries on August 8th, 2020

Jane Bertke

Jane K. Bertke, 76, Hendersonville, North Carolina, and formerly of Celina, die [More]

Diane Denney-Winthrop

On Tuesday, August 4, 2020, Diane Louise Denney-Winthrop, beloved wife, mother, [More]

Brian Frank

Brian D. Frank, age 36, of Mendon, Ohio, passed away at 5:10 am on August 6, 2020 at his home. [More]

Vernon Steele

Vernon L. Steele, 86, of Wapakoneta, died 4:08 p.m., Thurs. Aug. 6, 2020, at Lima Memorial Health System. [More]

Local pictures on August 8th, 2020

Subscriber stories on August 8th, 2020

Postal woes have deep roots

Coronavirus just one more threat to mail delivery

Substantial declines in mail volume, a crippling congressional requirement to prefund billions of dollars in retiree health benefits and the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed the U.S. Postal Service's financial instability and threaten the agency's ability to deliver mail.

18 new COVID cases

CELINA - Cases of COVID-19 are nearing 600 in Mercer County, as 18 new cases raised the county's total to 590.

Only two new cases were reported in Auglaize County, raising that county's confirmed number of cases to 240.

Thanks for the memories

My first words were written for The Daily Standard in the April 1, 2014 newspaper.

My last words as a full-time employee appear today.

I can stil

Area teams tee off

Compiled by Colin Foster and Gary Rasberry

The Elida boys won the Celina Invitational on Friday at the Celina Lynx Golf Club.

Carson Harmon sh

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