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Friday, December 26th, 2025
2025 a year in review
Top 10 stories selected by the staff of The Daily Standard
By Daily Standard Staff
  The events of 2025 will be discussed - even debated - for decades. Tax issues, business closings and bird flu tested the strength of the area economy. Tragedy tested the human heart. Even the country's sacred rule of law was tested.
Perhaps one event symbolized the area's resilience. No sooner was a beloved church gutted by fire, than a community rallied together, eager to see what healing rises from the ashes. [More]
2025: The Year in Local Sports
By Daily Standard Staff
  As 2025 comes to a close, it's time to remember the moments that stood out on the local sports scene.
And, as is often the case when it comes to the area schools, there are many.
Here are the top 10 local sports stories of 2025.
1. QUEEN OF THE TRACK
In a span of roughly 90 minutes on June 7, Isabella (Izzy) Zahn put on a clinic at Jesse Owens Stadium in Columbus. [More]
Obituaries on December 26th, 2025
Terry Block
Terry Eugene Block, age 70, of Celina, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. [More]
Local pictures on December 26th, 2025
Subscriber stories on December 26th, 2025
Owner of collapsed building fined
ST. MARYS - The St. Marys business that employed the workers involved in July's fatal building collapse was issued an initial fine of over $40,000 and accused of three health and safety violations, as a result of a four-month-long OSHA investigation into the incident.
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