Come October, Celina native Dustin Woods is taking demolition derby to a national arena.

Woods, as the founder and CEO of Demolition Entertainment Motorsports Organization, coordinated a national event, D.E.M.O. I, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on Oct. 3-6. [More]

ST. MARYS TOWNSHIP - A 75-year-old Tipp City woman was killed following a two-vehicle accident in western Auglaize County on Wednesday afternoon.

The crash occurred on State Route 364 at Southland Road in St. Marys Township at about 12:02 p.m., according to a news release from the Wapakoneta Post of the State Highway Patrol. [More]

Ely McNeal, who graduated from St. Marys this spring, signed Wednesday to run track at Mount Vernon Nazarene University.

McNeal, who made it to the Division II state championships in the 110-meter hurdles, said MVNU got in touch after the St. Marys college fair. [More]

  CELINA- A 43-year-old Celina man who allegedly tried to run over a group of kids in the Bryson Park District with his van on Monday has been hit with a felony assault charge.

James J. Garman was charged on Tuesday with one count of felonious assault, a second-degree felony. If convicted, he faces up to eight years in prison and a maximum fine of $15,000. [More]

A year after implementing electronic communications from the dugout to the catcher behind the plate in baseball, the National Federation of State High School Associations is bringing the same rule change to softball.

"A landmark change," the NFHS wrote in its press release, and some parties are eager for it. [More]

  CELINA- A Celina man has been indicted on nearly 100 felony counts for allegedly defrauding people out of more than $1 million.

Christopher T. Wendel, 58, was indicted by a Mercer County grand jury on 80 counts of unlawful securities practices, a second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-degree felony; seven counts of grand theft, a fourth-degree felony; six counts of telecommunications fraud, a fourth-degree felony; and three counts of aggravated theft, a third-degree felony. [More]

CELINA- Summer is often a time of rest and relaxation for most students. However, those involved in 4-H have been busy working on projects for the 172nd Mercer County Fair Aug. 8-14 in Celina.
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4-H is a community of young people across America who learn leadership, citizenship and life skills as they work in partnership with adults on a variety of projects - from food and forestry to rockets and rabbits, according to www.ohio4h.org. [More]

  For the second time in three years, The Daily Standard has been named one of the best newspapers in the state. It won first place in general excellence at the Ohio Associated Press Media Editor's awards ceremony at Villa Milano Banquet and Conference Center in Columbus on Sunday. [More]