A Bradford man was arrested Sunday after his reported involvement in a three-vehicle accident that resulted in the death of a Coldwater woman.
Teddy Hale, 28, was being held Monday in Mercer County jail with a $500,000 bond under charges of driving under suspension with further charges expected, according to a Celina Police Department news release.
Hale was arrested after a three-vehicle accident in which Yvonne Noel, 62, Coldwater was reportedly thrown from her motorcycle. Noel was later pronounced dead.
More information will be in Tuesday's Daily Standard.
Coldwater girls win first MAC title; Minster captures boys title
By Gary R. Rasberry
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
An undefeated league season was not enough for the Coldwater girls golf team.
The Cavaliers tamed the Stillwater Valley golf course to win Saturday's Midwest Athletic Conference tournament and capture the school's first conference title in the sport. [More]
Celina captured the second doubles championship as the Western Buckeye League girls tennis tournament concluded on Saturday at the Schwinnen Courts at Elida High School.
Tractors assemble for Tim Dirksen's funeral procession
By Leslie Gartrell
MARIA STEIN - Members of the farming community honored the life of one of their own on Friday morning by lining State Route 119 with tractors and farming equipment.
More than 150 tractors lined the road for the funeral procession of local farmer Tim Dirksen, 39. Dirksen died on Sept. 21 after a farm accident at his home in Maria Stein. [More]
CELINA - City councilors will be asked to beef up Celina's zoning code after city planning commissioners this week had no choice but to approve a digital billboard request because it did not violate the minimal provisions on the books.
WAPAKONETA - A man between the ages of 80 and 100 is the 10th person to die from COVID-19 in Auglaize County, according to a county health department news release.
MINSTER - In a game where neither offense showed a consistent ability to finish drives, the Marion Local Flyers made fewer mistakes and converted when necessary to earn a 28-0 win over the Minster Wildcats.
ST. HENRY - St. Henry totaled 374 yards rushing in its first four games this season. The Redskins nearly matched that in Game 5, grinding out a 29-0 victory over Parkway on Friday night at the Wally Post Athletic Complex.
Versailles scored 21 straight points in the third quarter to pull away for the 49-28 victory over Fort Recovery in Midwest Athletic Conference play at Hole Field in Versailles.
Grey says vehicles will help keep staff safe from virus
By William Kincaid
CELINA - Mercer County commissioners agreed to spend more than $160,000 in federal COVID-19 funds on four new cruisers and GPS/routers, which sheriff Jeff Grey said will help safeguard his deputies against coronavirus exposure.
Commissioners on Thursday morning signed off on Grey's request for two COVID-19 related purchases - four new police SUVs totaling $126,020 and 29 GPS/routers for law enforcement vehicles totaling $35,626.50. [More]
NEW BREMEN - Despite falling behind in all three sets, New Bremen found a way to rally and sweep Parkway 25-22, 25-17, 26-24 Thursday at The Nest.
Parkway's Kelsey Nichols served up the game's first six points as the Panthers jumped out to a 10-1 lead. The Cardinals chipped away, and eventually took their first lead of the set, 22-21, on an ace by Elli Roetgerman. [More]
Gene Olan Koch, 86, of New Castle, Indiana, formerly of Rockford, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at Glenn Oaks in New Castle, Indiana. [More]
CELINA - A Celina company will raze a home and perform site work at a property owned by the Mercer County government, carrying out one of the final steps of a federal flood-mitigation program.
CELINA - A Celina woman is the most recent person to die from COVID-19 in Mercer County, bringing the county's confirmed number of deaths to 17, according to a county health district news release on Thursday.
CELINA - Ottawa-Glandorf is ranked No. 1 in Division III, and the Titans are still the No. 1 team in the Western Buckeye League volleyball standings after Thursday night.
Shawnee finished fourth at the Western Buckeye League boys golf tournament on Thursday, which was good enough to edge Elida for the overall league title after competing at Memorial Park Golf Course in Kenton.
CELINA - Trying to salvage a large number of court documents damaged during recent heavy rains, Mercer County officials have turned to DFD Document Restoration Services of Michigan.
As if the entire 2020 football regular season hasn't been a tuneup for the postseason, Week 5 is getting down to business time for teams in the tournament.
Last Season: Bryan Falk caught two touchdown passes from Jacob Niemeyer, including the insurance score early in the fourth quarter, as the Wildcats held on to beat the Flyers 27-26 in Maria Stein.
